Photo #: KN-10950 (color) Selecting the site of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, 1845 Oil on canvas, 24" x 30", by Jes W. Schlaikjer (born 1897). Signed and dated by the artist, 1941. It depicts U.S. Navy officers and civilian officials examining the terrain in the vicinity of Fort Severn, which is visible in the left background. The original painting is in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. It was donated by the Alco Division, Publications Corporation in 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 93KB; 900 x 735 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-KN-10950. |
![]() This "Hi-Res" JPG image has been cleaned to mitigate dust and other significant imaging flaws. Details of the original painting are unchanged. |
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Image posted 5 June 2009