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Photo #: NH 50460 USS Missouri (1842-43) Burning at Gibraltar, 26 August 1843. Lithograph by Thayer & Co. The original print bears the text "Conflagration of the U.S. Steam Frigate Missouri, Gibraltar, Aug. 26th 1843. At the moment the order was given to abandon the ship. From a drawing taken on the spot by Geo. B. Souder." Collection of the New York Naval Shipyard. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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5 January 1999