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Photo # NH 92384:  'Quiting Time'. Cartoon by Gluyas Williams, depicting the end of a World War II working day at the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings

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"Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings --
Exterior Views -- Close-Up and Miscellaneous.


This page features close-up and miscellaneous exterior views of the Main Navy and Munitions buildings.

For other views of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, see:

  • "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings.


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

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    Photo #: NH 52990

    Rear Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, USN
    ,
    Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (seated in center)

    With his staff on the roof of the Navy Department Building, Washington, D.C., circa 1919.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 70KB; 740 x 365 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65581

    Personnel of the Payroll Department, Bureau of Navigation


    At the rear of one of the wings of the Navy or Munitions Building, Washington, D.C., December 1918.
    The people at right are (from right): unknown, Cora Dell Croft, Chief Shoales, Irene Haddigan and Chief C.G. Patterson. Yeoman (F) in left center, marked by "x", is Frances Gormley. Others present are unidentified.
    See Photo # NH 65575 for another view of this group.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Mabel Croft Graham, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65575

    Personnel of the Payroll Department, Bureau of Navigation


    At the rear of one of the wings of the Navy or Munitions Building, Washington, D.C., December 1918.
    The people at right are (from right): Chief Shoales, unknown, Cora Dell Croft, Chief C.G. Patterson and Irene Haddigan. Eighth girl from left (marked by "x") is Frances Gormley. Others present are unidentified.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Mabel Croft Graham, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 470 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65566

    Yeomen (F) Edith Bates Chapman and Mabel N. Croft
    (listed left to right)

    With an unidentified sailor (doorkeeper) on the passageway between two wings of the Navy or Munitions Building, Washington, D.C., 15 December 1918.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Mabel Croft Graham, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65569

    Navy Department personnel


    On the passageway between two wings of the Navy or Munitions Building, Washington, D.C., circa 15 December 1918.
    Yeoman (F) Agnes Foertch is one of those in the front row. Left three persons in the rear are Yeomen (F) Edith Chapman and Mabel Croft, and Chief Rice. Others present are unidentified.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Mabel Croft Graham, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 420 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 105398

    U.S. Navy Yeomen (F)


    On one of the upper floor inter-wing catwalks of the Main Navy or Munitions Buildings, 1918.
    Those present are, from left to right:
    Edith Giovannoni, who was a Yeoman Second Class in 1918;
    Mary Jermain;
    Maud Crawford; and
    Angelina Giovannoni (Edith's sister), whose later married name was D'Ascensio.
    Note that Edith Giovannoni is holding both straw and felt uniform hats.

    Donation of Catherine L. Ambrogi, daughter of Edith Giovannoni Ambrogi, 2008.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image size: 68KB; 740 x 570 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65587

    Yeomen (F) Cora Dell Croft
    (left) and
    Irene Haddigan

    At the Main Navy or Munitions Building, Washington, D.C., in 1918, when they were serving in the Bureau of Navigation's Payroll Department.

    Courtesy of Mrs. Mabel Croft Graham, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 560x 675 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65941

    Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.


    View looking to the eastward from the front of the then-new Navy Department Building, with the Pan American Union building to the left and the Ellipse in the center, 1919.
    Ramps on the building at far left were used to facilitate removal of victims of the Spanish influenza. The structure was a temporary office building converted to a hospital.
    Note the presence of a few horse-drawn vehicles amid the many automobiles.

    Collection of Mrs. Josephine Mitchell Brousseau, 1968.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 460 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 50445

    Senior Navy Department Officials and Officers


    Standing in front the Navy Department's Main Navy Building, Washington, D.C., 27 December 1920, prior to a visit to Mrs. George Dewey.
    Standing in front center are (left to right):
    Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels;
    Assistant Secretary Gordon Woodbury; and
    Admiral Robert E. Coontz, Chief of Naval Operations.
    The others are identified in Photo # NH 50445 (complete caption).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-457461

    The Duke of Windsor
    ,
    (formerly King Edward VIII of England)

    Leaving the "Main Navy" Building during a visit to the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 26 September 1941.
    Walking beside him, just to the right, is Captain Alan G. Kirk, USN, Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 86KB; 610 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 92384

    "Quitting Time"


    Cartoon by Gluyas Williams, depicting Navy, civilian and military personnel exiting the "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings in Washington, D.C., during World War II.
    Note bus at right with destination sign for Chevy Chase Circle.

    Courtesy of the National Park Service.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 128KB; 740 x 485 pixels

     


    For other views of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, see:

  • "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings.


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


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    Page made 6 October 2001
    New image added 7 February 2008