Original- CIVIL War Era Paddle Wheel Gun Boat Uss Monoracy Crew + Usmc Photo

  
ORIGINAL - CIVIL WAR BUILT PADDLE WHEEL GUN BOAT "USS MONORACY" CREW + USMC U. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CIVIL WAR BUILT PADDLE WHEEL GUN BOAT "USS MONORACY" CREW + U. MARINE (USMC) PHOTO c1900 CONDITION IS FINE THROUGHOUT WITH LIGHT WEAR ON THE EDGES AND SOME OLD PROACTIVE CLEAR TAPE REPAIRS ON THE REVERSE AND OLD SCRAP BOOK GLUE RESIDUE ON THE REVERSE EDGES. A LOWER FRONT LEFT CORNER IS MISSING AND THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT SURFACE CRACKS, NONE OF WHICH ARE AFFECTING THE SUBJECTS. ON THE REVERSE A PERIOD PENNED ID OF THE IMAGE. THE SAILOR'S USS MONOCRACY HAT TALLY'S CAN BE READ. ON THE FAR RIGHT A MARINE CORPORAL CAN BE SEEN. The USS Monocacy was a paddlewheel gunboat. In the United States Navy. She was named for the Civil War Battle of. Monocracy that the Union was defeated at.

Monocracy was built in 1864 in Maryland. And launched late 1864 and was completed late in late 1865. Assigned to the Asiatic Squadron.

Monocacy remained there until 1903, a period of service so long that the light-draft gunboat was given the nickname Jinricksha. SHARP FOCUSED WITH GOOD CONTRAST. DIMENSIONS : 3 15/16" x 5 5/8". THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. The item "ORIGINAL- CIVIL WAR ERA PADDLE WHEEL GUN BOAT USS MONORACY CREW + USMC PHOTO" is in sale since Thursday, October 29, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Spanish-Amer War (1898-1902)\Original Period Items". The seller is "topcat2001565758590" and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Theme: Militaria
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Time Period Manufactured: Spanish-Amer War (1898-1902)