U.S.S. Newark, sighting 6-inch gun – Antique Print
![U.S.S. Newark, sighting 6-inch gun, [between 1891 and 1901] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4f/4f02acc604ee-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with U.S.S. Newark, sighting 6-inch gun, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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U.S.S. Newark, sighting 6-inch gun
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A crew member's view down the barrel of a 6-inch gun aboard the U.S.S. Newark gives this picture its focus. The Newark was a steel protected cruiser from the Navy's post-1880s rebuilding program, and its quick-firing secondary guns were the weapons that sailors had to aim and load in close action. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued views of ships, ports and landscapes across the country, likely sold this image as a record of the modern navy. The glass negative, made between 1891 and 1901, shows the work of the gun crew at a time when American naval power was growing quickly.
| Created / published | [between 1891 and 1901] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution based on negative D4-20638. Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020657. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Newark (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Seamen--American. Artillery (Weaponry) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63896 |
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