Gideon Welles, Sec. of the Navy
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 1175. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congres... More
The "Stonewall Jackson", American Civil War Glass Negative.
No. 5520. Mounted with five other photographs and prints. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S.S. Polaris, Washington Navy Yard, American Civil War Glass Negativ...
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, in pencil, emulsion side: Polaris, Washington Navy Yard, 417, 162. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war phot... More
View on James River near Jones' Landing
No. B1171. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
U.S. Transport Chickamauga, gelatin silver print
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commodore Perry - An old photo of a boat with people on it
Hand written on verso: "converted New York ferry boat". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. - A black and white photo of a large bui...
No. B1127. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Officers on deck on U.S. frigate Sabine
No. 4367. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
![Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor, "Onondaga", James River, Virginia](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvZG91YmxlLXR1cnJldHRlZC1pZS10dXJyZXRlZC1tb25pdG9yLW9ub25kYWdhLWphbWVzLXJpdmVyLXZhLTNiYTIxMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor, \"Onondaga\", James River, Virginia")
Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor, "Onondaga", James River, Vir...
No. B595. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. V, p. 311". Similar to LC-B811-2540. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Gunboat "Mendota", Deep Bottom, James River, Virginia
No. B241. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More
U.S.S. Wabash, American Civil War Glass Negative.
No. 4939. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. frigates Constitution and Santee at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mar...
No. B158. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. 6, p. 65". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![Port Royal, S.C. [i.e. Virginia] - A black and white photo of a river with boats](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvcG9ydC1yb3lhbC1zYy1pZS12YS00NTAwNmYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "Port Royal, S.C. [i.e. Virginia] - A black and white photo of a river with boats")
Port Royal, S.C. [i.e. Virginia] - A black and white photo of a river ...
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia
Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. gunboat Mendota, James River, Virginia
No. B239. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Fleet of monitors, Trent's Reach, James River, Virginia Saugus in fore...
No. B848. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers on deck of U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney
No. B182. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
(Sailors on deck of warship) - A black and white photo of a large grou...
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Cited in Miller, vol. 6, p. 278-279, as the gunboat Mendota.
U.S. gunboat "47" - A group of men standing on a dock next to a boat
No. 3146. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The "Hartford" as originally fitted during American Civil War
Public domain photograph of Navy warship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. gunboat Lafayette - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
No. 3143. Mounted with one other photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.
No. 4954. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B889. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
(River gunboat), gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph of a boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton on deck of U.S. frigate Hartford
No. 3168. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Confederate ram Atlanta (after capture), Trent's Reach, James River, V...
No. 5129. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
The monitor Casco, James River, Virginia
No. B589. Hand written on mount: "Light draft monitor turret has been removed". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 177". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback
No. B699. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney - A large boat floating on top of a lake
No. B115. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
U.S. frigate Macedonian - A black and white photo of a ship in the wat...
No. 5081. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor "Onondaga", James River, Virginia](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvZG91YmxlLXR1cnJldHRlZC1pZS10dXJyZXRlZC1tb25pdG9yLW9ub25kYWdhLWphbWVzLXJpdmVyLXZhLTkzOTU5Ny0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor \"Onondaga\", James River, Virginia")
Double turretted [i.e. turreted] monitor "Onondaga", James River, Virg...
No. B482. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Officers on deck of U.S. gunboat Miami
No. B82. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, p. 199". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B655. Mounted with four other photographs. For information on the identification of the photographer see article: "Richmond Again Taken: Reappraising the Brady Legend through Photographs by Andrew J. Russe... More
Crew on deck of monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B80. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 179". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Naval monument at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
No. B1155. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On deck of U.S.S. Vermont off Charleston, S.C.
No. 4959. Mounted with three other photographs and two prints. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Gunboat "Commodore Perry", James River, Virginia
No. 4274. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Starboard Battery of Pawnee, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Title from negative sleeve. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photograp... More
Army transports in James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
No. B1233. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Federal flag-of-truce boat NEW YORK, at Aikens Landing, waiting for ex...
Caption card tracings: Aikens Landing; Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners; CW Ships; CW Truces; Shelf. ? Virginia?
On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback
No. B675. Mounted with five other photographs. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, p. 315". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The monitor Mahopac, (i.e. Lehigh?) James River, Virginia
No. B429. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 179," citation refers to the ship as the Lehigh. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Crew on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B343. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
On deck of U.S.S. Vermont off Charleston, S.C.
No. 4960. Mounted with three other photographs and two prints. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers and crew on deck of gunboat Agawam, James River, Virginia
No. B261. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
U.S. gunboat Agawam and the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B81. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More
Confederate iron-clad, Atlanta, James River, Virginia, after her captu...
Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More
U.S. Frigate Hartford, American Civil War Glass Negative.
No.4938 . Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B759. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 143". Negative at National Archives, B5044. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
James River, Virginia. Converted ferry boat on the James River
Caption from negative sleeve: Converted Ferryboat on James River. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General... More
![[Navy crewmen on the deck of a ship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvbmF2eS1jcmV3bWVuLW9uLXRoZS1kZWNrLW9mLWEtc2hpcC0xMDZhODctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Navy crewmen on the deck of a ship]")
[Navy crewmen on the deck of a ship]
No. 5132. Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Commodore Perry - An old photo of a boat docked at a dock
No. B421. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 263". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![[Group portrait of the crew on the deck of an ironclad]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvZ3JvdXAtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtdGhlLWNyZXctb24tdGhlLWRlY2stb2YtYW4taXJvbmNsYWQtYjhkZjI2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/24/webp "[Group portrait of the crew on the deck of an ironclad]")
[Group portrait of the crew on the deck of an ironclad]
Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mi... More
On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B768. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Crew on deck of U.S.S. Colorado
No. 4455. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. warship, gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Public domain photograph of ship deck, boarding people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[A sailor sits in a small boat in the foreground with a side wheeler in the rear]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMjQvYS1zYWlsb3Itc2l0cy1pbi1hLXNtYWxsLWJvYXQtaW4tdGhlLWZvcmVncm91bmQtd2l0aC1hLXNpZGUtd2hlZWxlci1pbi10aGUtYTYxNDhlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[A sailor sits in a small boat in the foreground with a side wheeler in the rear]")
[A sailor sits in a small boat in the foreground with a side wheeler i...
No. 188 inscribed on photograph. Title devised by library staff. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
(Deck of warship), gelatin silver print
Part of Brady-Handy Collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B671. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. frigate Pensacola off Alexandria, Virginia
No. B864. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![[Four Navy officers seated on board a ship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDIvZm91ci1uYXZ5LW9mZmljZXJzLXNlYXRlZC1vbi1ib2FyZC1hLXNoaXAtMWQzYzU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/33/webp "[Four Navy officers seated on board a ship]")
[Four Navy officers seated on board a ship]
No. B648. Title devised by library staff. Mounted with five other photographs. Photographer and ship name from original negative in the National Archives. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, [i.e. Mendota] James River, Virginia](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvZ3VuLWNyZXctb24tZGVjay1vZi11c3MtbWlhbWktaWUtbWVuZG90YS1qYW1lcy1yaXZlci12YS1kYjkwZWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, [i.e. Mendota] James River, Virginia")
Gun crew on deck of U.S.S. Miami, [i.e. Mendota] James River, Virginia
No. B504. Additional information from similar image, 111-B-374, held at the National Archives. Hand written on verso: "See Miller, vol. 6, page 275". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Smoke-stack of Confederate iron-clad Virginia on wharf at Richmond, Vi...
No. B223. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
U.S.S. Pawnee - A drawing of a boat in the water
No. 4940. Mounted with four other photographs and one other print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B211. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
On deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.
No. 4956. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of U.S. Frigate Hartford
No. 3152. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 187 (bottom)". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Chief engineer B. F. Isherwood and staff
No. B503. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
U.S. frigate Constitution - A black and white photo of a ship in the w...
No. 5082. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S.S. Mendota, gelatin silver print during American Civil War
Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On deck of U.S.S. New Hampshire off Charleston, S.C.
No. 4957. Mounted with four other photographs and one print. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Admiral Farragut and Captain Drayton on deck of U.S. frigate Hartford
No. 3169. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Officers on deck of monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B696. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of the monitor Lehigh, James River, Virginia
No. B686. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Confederate iron-clad Stonewall, Confederate States of America.
No. 912. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative: LC-B817-7912-B
The iron-clad New Ironsides under sail
Photograph shows a reproduction of an engraving of the ironclad. No. 5511. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Deck of one of Porter's mortar schooners
Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 197". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia during American Civil War
No. B203. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Officers on deck of the monitor Saugus, James River, Virginia
No. B438. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
Officers on deck of monitor Mahopac, James River, Virginia
No. B403. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 145". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Dispatch boat, Monitor, and James Gordon Bennett's yacht, Rebecca, off...
"149" inscribed on photograph. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 181". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![[Three soldiers seated around a table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvdGhyZWUtc29sZGllcnMtc2VhdGVkLWFyb3VuZC1hLXRhYmxlLTUwMmY5NS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[Three soldiers seated around a table]")
[Three soldiers seated around a table]
Photograph shows three Navy officers seated around a table. No. B646. Title devised by library staff. Photographer attribution and title from photograph from same negative at National Archives. Mounted with fiv... More
Naval monument at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
No. B1149. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Monitor "Onondaga", James River, Virginia during American Civil War
No. B1016. Mounted with five other photographs. Similar to: LC-B811-2543. See also LOT 11486-F, no. 7. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
U.S. gunboat Commodore Barney(?) during American Civil War
No. B113. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More
![[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvc2FpbG9ycy1hbmQtYS1jYW5ub24tb24tZGVjay1vZi1hLWd1bmJvYXQtNTg1OGY5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/39/webp "[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]")
[Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat]
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ordnance proving ground, Annapolis, MD. during American Civil War
No. 142 inscribed on photograph. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More
Confederate obstructions in James River at Drewry's Bluff
No. B470. Similar to LC-B811-2475. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Views on James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
No. B1013. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
On deck of U.S. gunboat Hunchback
No. B708. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Officers on deck of U.S.S. Mendota, James River, Virginia
No. B265. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Views on James River, Virginia near Deep Bottom
No. B1007. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
James River, Virginia. Captain W.N. Jeffers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR
Photographer name from negative sleeve: James F. Gibson. Caption from negative sleeve: Capt. W.N. Jeffers on board the Monitor. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865,... More
U.S. iron clad Galena, after her attack on Fort Darling, James River, ...
Photograph showing the deck of the warship after receiving Confederate cannon fire, with holes in the smokestack. Mounted on board with five other photographs. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congr... More
James River, Virginia. Officers on deck of U.S.S. MONITOR
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Group, officers on board the Monitor, July 9. 1862. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Front row, from left: Robinson W. Hands, Edwin V. Gager;... More
Religious service aboard the monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863
No. 5413. Title from Civil War caption book in Prints & Photographs Reading Room. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Washington, District of Columbia. Brazilian Steam Frigate at Navy Yard...
Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Brazilian ship. Brazilian steam frigate, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Jan. 1863. Yards manned on the occasion of the President's visit. See Gardn... More
Washington, District of Columbia. Brazilian steamer
Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Brazilian Steamer, January 1863. Corresponding print is in LOT 4182. Credit line: Ci... More
The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863
No. 5411. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
The monitor Passaic, Port Royal, S.C., 1863
No. 5409. Mounted with four other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.