Photo #: NH 57936 Washington Navy Yard, D.C. View in the north central part of the Navy Yard, taken by Brady & Company in June 1866. The building at the right, with a Bureau of Ordnance shield above the door, bears a sign identifying it as a "Shell House". It has a large number of round shot and what appear to be rifled gun projectiles stacked by its side. The photograph looks west and slightly south from the roof of a building located on the site of the present (1997) Quarters N & O. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 615 pixels Note: For more information on where this photograph was taken, see: Washington Navy Yard -- Comments on 1860s Views. |
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3 December 2001