U. S. Battleships Steaming out to Sea with the Connecticut in the Lead, Hampton Roads, Virginia

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Description

This stereograph features a group of United States battleships lined up out on the open water. Black smoke is seen coming from the stacks of each battleship. The title printed beneath the image identifies the lead ship as the Connecticut. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the images. The back of the stereograph gives a brief history of the Hampton Roads Harbor at the mouth of the James River in Virginia.

Publication Date

1890

Publisher

Underwood and Underwood

Time Period

1890-1899

Subjects

United States. Navy--Ships

Geographic Location

Virginia

Object Type

image

Format (original)

stereograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Stereograph-15_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Americana Collection, Stereographs

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

U. S. Battleships Steaming out to Sea with the Connecticut in the Lead, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Archives and Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University