Mary Henry Diary Entry Visit to the Navy Yard to See an Ironclad, November 20, 1863

ID: SIA2013-02799 and SIA2013-02800

Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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Date: November 20, 1863

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3

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Summary

Entry from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which details her visit to the Navy Yard to see an Ironclad, November 20, 1863.

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For the fully digitized diaries see negative numbers SIA2013-02704 through SIA2013-02816 (Diary 1858-1863) and negative numbers SIA2013-01937 through SIA2013-02126 (Diary 1864-1868).

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • November 20, 1863
  • Civil War, 1861-1865

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Diaries
  • Boats and boating
  • Armored vessels
  • History
  • Ships

Place

United States

ID Number

SIA2013-02799 and SIA2013-02800

Physical description

Number of Images: 2 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.9w x 10.2h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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