Army & Navy. Genl. Washington presenting Capt. Barry with his Commission - 22nd Febr. 1797 – Vintage 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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Army & Navy. Genl. Washington presenting Capt. Barry with his Commission - 22nd Febr. 1797 comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Army & Navy. Genl. Washington presenting Capt. Barry with his Commission - 22nd Febr. 1797
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Here Washington hands Captain John Barry his commission, a scene the caption dates to February 22, 1797, the day the new Navy's senior officer was formally commissioned. Barry had served in the Continental Navy during the Revolution and went on to command the frigate *United States*, one of the first ships of the reestablished American navy. The print itself is dated about 1840, decades after the event, so it shows how later audiences chose to remember the young republic's founding years. The record notes that its details are unverified, and an associated name, Duval, appears on the shelflist card.
| Created / published | c1840. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Duval. B.&w. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,232 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-124399 |
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