View of the launch of the U.S. ship of war Pennsylvania – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures View of the launch of the U.S. ship of war Pennsylvania in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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View of the launch of the U.S. ship of war Pennsylvania
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The launch of the ship of war *Pennsylvania* on August 21, 1837, drew crowds to the navy yard as the young republic's navy showed off its largest vessel. Built as a 120-gun ship of the line, she was meant to be the flagship of the American fleet and one of the biggest wooden warships afloat. Prints like this one, often issued to mark such events, captured the crowded shore, the hull leaving the ways, and the sheer scale of the ship that spectators watched slide into the water.
| Created / published | c1837 Aug. 21. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | 124 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Lehman, Geo. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,191 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109428 |
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