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The source of the "bang." Members of the first "big" plebe class at U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., shown aboard the U.S.S. Babbitt, destroyer, where the newcomers are examining a deck gun. The boys are having quite a time before the regular opening of the academy for all classes. 9/20/35

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The United States Naval Academy is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States established in 1845 under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft. It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum, in Philadelphia, that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845 when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis. The 338-acre campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Severn at the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay 33 miles east of Washington, D.C. and 26 miles southeast of Baltimore. The entire campus is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites, buildings, and monuments.

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01/01/1935
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Harris & Ewing, photographer
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United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy established in 1845
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Annapolis (Md.) ,  38.97833, -76.49222
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maryland annapolis glass negatives annapolis md source bang members plebe plebe class naval academy naval academy babbitt destroyer newcomers deck gun deck gun boys classes united states naval academy uss ships united states navy united states ships first class us naval academy colleges and universities us navy navy us navy ships library of congress