Naval Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1919 – Historic Photograph 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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Naval Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1919. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va.
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Naval Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1919
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Hampton Roads in 1919 was one of the busiest naval and commercial waterfronts on the East Coast, where the Norfolk Naval Operations Base and the nearby Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth served the Atlantic Fleet. The First World War had just ended, and the region's shipyards, coal piers and rail terminals were turning from wartime output toward peacetime trade, while sailors, dockworkers and shipbuilders filled the streets of Norfolk and Newport News. Residents knew the roads as a gateway where warships, merchant freighters and passenger steamers crossed paths in the same sheltered waters. Many of the men pictured along this waterfront would have seen the base's piers and fleet as the center of local employment and daily life.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | g.l. hall opt. co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,028 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va. |
| Reference | VA 1919 Naval Base, Hampton Roads |
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