Naval Officer Collection (page 5)

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, Commander, portrait photograph, 1928 May 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, Commander, portrait photograph, 1928 May 9

Commodore Thomas Macdonough, U.S.N. c1820s, (1916). Creator: Unknown
Commodore Thomas Macdonough, U.S.Navy, c1820s, (1916). Fought in the first Barbary War and the War of 1812

Adm. Stephen B. Luce, U.S.N. Civil War Admiral... c1888, (1917). Creator: Unknown
Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce, U.S. Navy, Civil War Admiral, Original Picture Taken in Rhode Island, c1888, (1917). Founder and first president of the Naval War College

Matthew Fontaine Maury, U.S. Navy, c1850s, (1917). Creator: Unknown
Matthew Fontaine Maury, U.S. Navy, c1850s, (1917). American oceanographer and naval officer. After an engraving by L.S. Punderson from a daguerreotype

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

J.H. Merriam, U.S.N. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. J.H. Merriam, U.S.N. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
J.H. Merriam, U.S. Navy, 1917

L'Amiral Lacaze; le chef de la marine Francaise, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'Amiral Lacaze; le chef de la marine Francaise, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

James Harrison Oliver, Rear Admiral, U.S.N. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. James Harrison Oliver, Rear Admiral, U.S.N
James Harrison Oliver, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, 1917. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels is at far left; Oliver, member of the Naval Board of Strategy

National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited Near House Office Building, Bowman; Frankenfield; [Robert] Peary [centre]; Smith; Fred Kelly, 1917

National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited Near House Office Building, Rep. Kahn; Unidentified; Asst. Sec. Ingraham; Adm. [Robert] Peary; Rep. Lieb; Prof

National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited Near House Office Building, Rep. Kahn; Unidentified Back; Asst. Sec. Ingraham; Adm

Mr. L.W. Sterling, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. L.W. Sterling, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 12

Mr. L.W. Sterling, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. L.W. Sterling, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 12

Matthew C. Perry, Commodore, U.S. Navy, Japanese Dodger with His Picture, 19th century, (1915). Creator: Unknown
Matthew C. Perry, Commodore, U.S. Navy, Japanese Dodger with His Picture, 19th century, (1915). Autography and pact of Master Kai, Shozan

Captain Christian Joy Peoples, U.S.N. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Captain Christian Joy Peoples, U.S.N. 1917
Captain Christian Joy Peoples, U.S. Navy, 1917

Group At Mount Vernon, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Group At Mount Vernon, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Group At Mount Vernon, 1911. [Japanese admiral of the fleet Togo Heihachiro visits the USA. Japanese and American naval officers and government officials at the former home

Admiral Togo visits the U.S.S. Mayflower, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Admiral Togo visits the U.S.S
Admiral Togo visits the U.S.S. Mayflower, 1911. [Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons...Annapolis, Maryland, 1911
Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. [Togo was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons...Annapolis, Maryland, 1911
Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro and Captain John H. Gibbons, U.S.Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1911. [Togo was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Togo At U.S. Naval Academy, [Annapolis, Maryland], 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Togo At U.S
Togo At U.S. Naval Academy, [Annapolis, Maryland], 1911. [Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro was admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy.]

Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro with US naval officers in Washington, D.C. 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro with US naval officers in Washington, D.C. 1911. Rear Admiral, U.S.A. Brownson, Willard Herbert; Potter, William Parker; Raby, James J

French Naval Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Naval Mission, between 1910 and 1920
French Naval Mission, between 1910 and 1920. [US newspaper editor, publisher and secretary of the navy (1913-1921) Josephus Daniels with naval officers]

French Naval Mission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Naval Mission, between 1910 and 1920
French Naval Mission, between 1910 and 1920. [US newspaper editor, publisher and secretary of the navy (1913-1921) Josephus Daniels with naval officers]

International Medical confererence, Navy Dept. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
International Medical confererence, Navy Dept. [Washington, DC], , between 1910 and 1920. [Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (2nd left) with officials]

Lieutenant Torquil Macleod. H.M.S."Serpent", 1890. Creator: Unknown. Lieutenant Torquil Macleod
Lieutenant Torquil Macleod. H.M.S."Serpent", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Commander Harry L. Ross, H.M.S."Serpent", 1890. Creator: Unknown. Commander Harry L
Commander Harry L. Ross, H.M.S."Serpent", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Japanese Mission To U.S. - Vice Adm. Takeshita; Viscount Ishii; Amb. Sato, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Japanese Mission To U.S. - Vice Adm. Takeshita; Viscount Ishii; Amb. Sato, 1917

Italian Commission To U.S.... 23 May 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Italian Commission To U.S.... 23 May 1917
Italian Commission To U.S. at Center: Sec. Lansing And H.R.H. Ferdinand Di Savoia, Prince of Udine, Count Vincenzo Macchi Di Cellere, Ambassador To U.S. at Rear, Left of Lansing. Borsarelli

Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, published 1816. Creator: Charles Turner
Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, published 1816

The Naval Manoeuvres - Torpedo Drill on board an Ironclad: Ready !, 1891. Creator: Charles Joseph Staniland
The Naval Manoeuvres - Torpedo Drill on board an Ironclad: Ready !, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.B. Rear-Admiral of the British Fleet, in the Black Sea... 1854. Creator: Smyth
Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.B. Rear-Admiral of the British Fleet, in the Black Sea - from a photograph by Claudet, 1854. Officer of the Royal Navy during the Crimean War: Captain Lyons witnessed, in May

La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Vice-amiral Roussine... 1915. Creator: Unknown
La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Vice-amiral Roussine, chef d'etat-major general, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Vice-amiral Eberhahrdt... 1915. Creator: Unknown
La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Vice-amiral Eberhahrdt, commandant en chef de l'escadre de la mer Noire, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Amiral Grigorovitch... 1915. Creator: Unknown
La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Amiral Grigorovitch, ministre de la Marine, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Vice-amiral Kanine... 1915. Creator: Unknown
La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Vice-amiral Kanine, successeur de l'amiral Essen, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Amiral Essen, ancien... 1915. Creator: Unknown
La Marine Russe en 1914 et 1915; Les chefs de la Marine Russe : Amiral Essen, ancien commandant en chef de l'escadre de la Baltique, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. Curtiss Hydroaeroplane... between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. Curtiss Hydroaeroplane... between 1913 and 1917....Or Flying Boat Exhibited Near House Office Building. Rep. Charles Lieb; Rep. J. [Julius] Kahn; Sen

Target Practice, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Target Practice, between 1913 and 1917
Target Practice, between 1913 and 1917. USA. Naval officers and civilians on board a ship

Admiral William Shepherd Benson, left, with member of British Royal Navy, between 1910 and 1920. American naval officer William S

Benson and Mayo, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Benson and Mayo, between 1910 and 1920
Benson and Mayo, between 1910 and 1920. US admirals William Shepherd Benson and Henry Thomas Mayo looking at a map of Mexico. Notepaper headed Office of Naval Operations'

Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920
Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920. US Navy officer

Admiral Samuel McGowan & C.J. Peoples, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Admiral Samuel McGowan & C.J
Admiral Samuel McGowan & C.J. Peoples, between 1910 and 1920. US Navy officers

Admirals of the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Admirals of the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Admiral William S. Benson Aboard The Mayflower, June 24, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Admiral William S
Admiral William S. Benson Aboard The Mayflower, June 24, 1917. The US president's yacht Mayflower transported a group of Belgian

Admiral William S. Benson Aboard The Mayflower, June 24, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Admiral William S
Admiral William S. Benson Aboard The Mayflower, June 24, 1917. The US president's yacht Mayflower transported a group of Belgian

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Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, a renowned naval officer, left an indelible mark on history with his heroic exploits during the late 18th century. In this captivating portrait by Henry Bone, created around 1920, Nelson's commanding presence is evident as he gazes into the distance with unwavering determination. The image transports us back to 1798-1799 when Admiral Nelson led the British fleet in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars. His strategic brilliance and unmatched leadership skills earned him legendary status among his contemporaries and future generations alike. Another significant moment in naval history takes us to Captain James Cook's historic voyage of discovery in 1770. As depicted in PEXP2A-00015, Cook claimed New South Wales for the British Crown, marking a pivotal moment that would shape Australia's future. Moving forward to more recent times, we find ourselves amidst the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1933-35 (EVCW2A-00109). This expedition was led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and aimed to further explore Antarctica's uncharted territories. The bravery and resilience displayed by these officers paved the way for scientific advancements and expanded our understanding of this icy continent. Throughout centuries past, countless naval officers have dedicated their lives to serving their countries at sea. From John Cassin captured in Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin's artwork from 1806 to Thomas Truxtun portrayed in another piece from Fevret de Saint-Memin dating back to 1799 - each individual contributed significantly to maritime exploration and warfare. In William Owen's portrait of Captain Gilbert Heathcote RN from 1779-1831, we witness yet another example of a distinguished naval officer who played a vital role within Britain’s Royal Navy during turbulent times.