Description: ORIGINAL! CIVIL WAR PROVISIONAL LOCATION OF U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY NEWPORT RI. & BOSTON CDV PHOTO c1862 CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF A WARTIME CIVIL WAR DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN TAKEN BY PHOTOGRAPHER J. W. BLACK, WHO OPERATED PHOTO STUDIOS DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN BOSTON AND OPPOSITE THE CIVIL WAR PROVISIONAL LOCATION OF U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IN NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, then superintendent Captain George S. Blake made the decision to move the Academy to Newport Rhode Island. Although it was part of the Union, Maryland was a slave state at the beginning of the war, and many slavery sympathizers resided in the Annapolis area. Newport Rhode Island was seen as a secure location in the North, and Narragansett Bay was valued as a good training ground. Several vessels including “Old Ironsides” arrived in Newport Harbor on May 8,1861. Training continued in Newport for the duration of the Civil War. When the War ended in 1865, the Academy moved back to its original home in Annapolis MD. PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME AND ADDRESSES ON THE REVERSE : J. W. BLACK163 & 173 WASH.ST. BOSTON AND SO.TURO ST. OPP NAVAL ACADEMY , NEWPORT. R.I. DIMENSIONS: 2 3/8" x 3 15/16" CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 100 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-10-17T20:22:23.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
