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Photo # USN 1120070: Statue Commodore Esek Hopkins, located in Providence, Rhode Island

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Commodore Esek Hopkins, Continental Navy, (1718-1802) -- Statues, Actions & Artifacts


This page features views of a statue of Commodore Esek Hopkins and images related to his activities and artifacts.

For depictions of Esek Hopkins, see:

  • Commodore Esek Hopkins, Continental Navy (1718-1802).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: USN 1120073

    Statue of Commodore Esek Hopkins


    Located at Branch Avenue & Charles Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
    Photographed on 12 January 1967.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 129KB; 600 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1120073.

     
    Photo #: USN 1120072

    Statue of Commodore Esek Hopkins


    Located at Branch Avenue & Charles Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
    Photographed on 12 January 1967.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 159KB; 600 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1120072.

     
    Photo #: USN 1120070

    Statue of Commodore Esek Hopkins


    Located at Branch Avenue & Charles Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
    Photographed on 12 January 1967.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 93KB; 600 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1120070.

     
    Photo #: USN 1120071

    Statue of Commodore Esek Hopkins


    Located at Branch Avenue & Charles Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
    Photographed on 12 January 1967.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 128KB; 600 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1120071.

     
    Photo #: NH 76096

    New Providence Raid, March 1776


    Front page of the "New-England Chronicle", published at Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 April 1776. It contains a description of the American raid on New Providence, Bahamas, on 3 March 1776 and the subsequent action between the American ships and HMS Glasgow. The American squadron was commanded by Commodore Esek Hopkins.

    Courtesy of Frederick S. Hicks, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 463KB; 815 x 1225 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 79419-KN (color)

    New Providence Raid, March 1776

    Oil painting on canvas by V. Zveg, 1973, depicting Continental Sailors and Marines landing on New Providence Island, Bahamas, on 3 March 1776. Their initial objective, Fort Montagu, is in the left distance. Close off shore are the small vessels used to transport the landing force to the vicinity of the beach. They are (from left to right): two captured sloops, schooner Wasp and sloop Providence. The other ships of the American squadron are visible in the distance. The operation was commanded by Commodore Esek Hopkins.

    Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 112KB; 740 x 505 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 43297

    Letter from Commodore Esek Hopkins to Colonel John Waterman, 15 February 1777


    Sent from on board Hopkins' flagship, Continental Frigate Warren, it concerns the destruction of the British schooner Tryal, near Providence, Rhode Island.

    Collection of F.J. Bradlee.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     

    For depictions of Esek Hopkins, see:

  • Commodore Esek Hopkins, Continental Navy (1718-1802).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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