U.S.S. New Hampshire, reading the articles of war – Historic Reproduction
![U.S.S. New Hampshire, reading the articles of war, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/63/638c478195d1-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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U.S.S. New Hampshire, reading the articles of war comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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U.S.S. New Hampshire, reading the articles of war
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The U.S.S. New Hampshire is the ship in this view, which shows a formal reading of the articles of war, the code of conduct and discipline that navies read aloud to their crews. The Detroit Publishing Company made the 8 by 10 inch glass negative, and the company was known for large-format views of American cities, landscapes and ships. Its catalog dates the picture to 1901, though the record gives the date as an estimate. The scene shows how ceremony and order shaped daily life aboard a late nineteenth-century battleship.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1901] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). 150" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020695. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | New Hampshire (Ship) United States.--Navy. Government vessels--American. Military parades & ceremonies. Interiors. Ships. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 784 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63921 |
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