Ames, Samuel Jr. (1849-1900), Ensign. Historically Significant Original Logbook of U.S.S. “Ticonderoga” During Her Service in the European Squadron of the U.S. Navy, Documenting Her Cruise in the Mediterranean on October 30, 1868 – February 28, 1869; With a Logbook of U.S.S. “Franklin” During Her Stay in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 4-5, 1869; WITH: An Official U.S. Navy Printed Booklet of Instructions to the Crew, Inscribed by Ames while in Lisbon (March 13, 1869), and Two Albumen Group Portraits of U.S. Naval Officers Posing on Decks of American Naval Ships. Ca. 1868-1869.
Smith, William Thomas (1919-1978); Smith, Mary Louise (née Mason) (1925-?). Album of Over 390 Original and Studio Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Panama (US Navy Shore Patrol, a Naval Banquet, Portraits of Shore Patrol Officers; Boating on the Panama Canal; Portraits of Indigenous Panamanians; Panamanian Cities (Colon, Cristobal, Balboa, etc.)), an Inspection of the Fifth Naval District Shore Patrol (Virginia), Shooting Range Practice for the US Secret Service Uniformed Force Pistol Team, etc. Ca. 1940s.
Collection of 14 Real Photo Postcards of a Equatorial Line-Crossing Ceremony, Showing Crew Members in Costume as King Neptune and His Retinue, Ceremony Rituals (“Equatorial Baptism,” Being Sprayed in the Face), and Officers and Sailors in Uniform. Ca. 1920s.