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NH 54594 USS CONSTITUTION (1797---)

USS CONSTITUTION (1797---)
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Title: USS CONSTITUTION (1797---)
Caption: From a painting dated 1823, in the possession of Miss Marvin of Newport, Rhode Island, granddaughter of Admiral S. L. Breeze, commanding the Mediterranean Station. Painting supposedly made by an enlisted man on board the CONSTITUTION. It is reported that the artist had only ship's black and white paint, but got his shadows by mixing tobacco with his white.
Description: In the possession of Miss Marvin
Catalog #: NH 54594
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Medium: BW Photo, Painting
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