Gunboat "Philadelphia" at NMHT

Summary

Gunboat "Philadelphia" in exhibit hall featuring military history at National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), now known as the National Museum of American History.

Subject

• Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
• National Museum of History and Technology
• Philadelphia (Ship)

Notes

• Built in 1776, "Philadelphia" is the oldest American fighting vessel in existence. She sank on October 11, 1776, in Lake Champlain during the Battle of Valcour Island, when an American flotilla commanded by General Benedict Arnold was defeated by a British fleet. The "Philadelphia" was raised in 1935 and came to the Smithsonian in 1964.
• Requested from Photographic Services Division by Division of Naval History.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-009, Image No. 71-1256

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1971
• August 31, 1971

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Naval history
• Military
• Military history

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-009 [71-1256]

Physical description

5 x 7;

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