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United States. Navy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Cartes de Visite Historical Photographs Collection

 Collection — ELIBR-0245, Box: 1
Identifier: ELIBR-0245
Scope and Contents A collection of images representing the carte-de-visite, a form of calling card that gained popularity in Europe and the United States during the 19th century. The photographs are either pre, post, or during the U.S. Civil War. One notable item is a photograph taken by William Friese-Green, often credited as the inventor of motion pictures. This collection was acquired by the Library when the International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS) deaccessioned their collection in...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860 - 1884

Howard Gordon

 Digital Record
Identifier: Oral history 00405

Howard Gordon Oral History, 1987

 File
Identifier: ELIBR-0027-00405
Scope and Contents

Howard Gordon was born in 1921 in Arkansas. He talks about discrimination, segregation and being in the Navy.

Interview conducted in 1987 by Edna D. Salinas. Digital transfer completed on 25 September 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Dates: 1987

Man with mutton chops, half length, facing right

 Item
Identifier: ELIBR0254-CarteDeVisite-008
Scope and Contents From the Collection: A collection of images representing the carte-de-visite, a form of calling card that gained popularity in Europe and the United States during the 19th century. The photographs are either pre, post, or during the U.S. Civil War. One notable item is a photograph taken by William Friese-Green, often credited as the inventor of motion pictures. This collection was acquired by the Library when the International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS) deaccessioned their collection in...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860 - 1884

U.S. Navy junior commissioned officer

 Item
Identifier: ELIBR0254-CarteDeVisite-006
Scope and Contents From the Collection: A collection of images representing the carte-de-visite, a form of calling card that gained popularity in Europe and the United States during the 19th century. The photographs are either pre, post, or during the U.S. Civil War. One notable item is a photograph taken by William Friese-Green, often credited as the inventor of motion pictures. This collection was acquired by the Library when the International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS) deaccessioned their collection in...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860 - 1884

U.S. Navy sailor, half portrait

 Item
Identifier: ELIBR0254-CarteDeVisite-061
Scope and Contents From the Collection: A collection of images representing the carte-de-visite, a form of calling card that gained popularity in Europe and the United States during the 19th century. The photographs are either pre, post, or during the U.S. Civil War. One notable item is a photograph taken by William Friese-Green, often credited as the inventor of motion pictures. This collection was acquired by the Library when the International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS) deaccessioned their collection in...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860 - 1884