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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
U.S. Sloop of War "Adams"
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

U.S. Sloop of War "Adams"

Artifact IDMO 1942.192.196
Object Type Print
Artist (American painter and illustrator, 1853-1894)
Dateca. 1888
Mediumpaper (paper, cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 5 9/16 in x W 5 15/16 in (14.1 cm x 15.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small black and white lithographic print of the USS ADAMS. The image depicts a single screw, wooden-hull, bark-rigged steamer at full sail on open water. The name of the artist is in the lower right corner of the image: J. O. DAVISON. The title of the lithograph is printed below the image: U. S. SLOOP OF WAR "ADAMS." The print is adhered to a slightly larger piece of white cardboard.
Historical NoteThis image of the USS ADAMS (1874-1919) appeared as an illustration in the 1888 book, "Modern Ships of War," by Edward J. Reed.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941-1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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