US Civil War steam frigate. Sailors manning the yards of a steam frigate (with paddle wheel) at the Washington Navy Yard,Washington DC,USA,during a visit by Abraham Lincoln,the President of the USA. Lincoln,leading the Union side during the US Civil War (1861-65),visited the Washington Navy Yard on 15 January 1863 to meet with Admiral John Dahlgren and to observe the testing of new weapons. The visiting party's boat and a Union flag are at lower right. Photographed by US Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) in January 1863. Steam frigates were a transitional warship stage between sail and steam | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Library of Congress |
Bildgröße: | 4916 px × 3586 px |
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