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| Credit: | unknown photographer |
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| Date: | 1861.11.16 |
| Locations & Lines: | Alexandria VA; Potomac River; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Navy |
| Transports: | steam frigate; USS Pensacola |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; National Archives; University of Maryland (Baltimore County); USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
MOLLUS Collection says: US Frigate Pensacola, at Alexandria, Virginia, 16 Nov 1861, visit of President Abraham Lincoln.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County: Pensacola was a Union ship of a type referred to as a screw sloop or a propeller-driven sloop-of-war. Served with the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Image shows sailors manning the yards.
Library of Congress says: U.S. frigate Pensacola off Alexandria, Virginia.
Most available prints are from reduction copy negatives, reducing the originals to album card (or faux stereo card) size.