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Company inspection, U.S. Naval Academy – Vintage Wall Art

Company inspection, U.S. Naval Academy, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph
Company inspection, U.S. Naval Academy, [between 1890 and 1901]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(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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Midshipmen stand in ranks for a company inspection at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with the formal drill and close attention to uniform that the academy required of its students. The glass negative was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its views of American towns and landmarks, and its date rests on the company's 1901 catalog, which places the picture no later than that year. Inspections like this checked that each student's uniform, equipment and bearing met regulation, a routine that shaped how future naval officers carried themselves.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDate based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). No. 13" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021371. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsUnited States Naval Academy. Students. Military inspections. Universities & colleges.United States--Maryland--Annapolis.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-64477

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