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K-26254-A USS CONSTITUTION and HMS GUERRIERE in Action

USS CONSTITUTION and HMS GUERRIERE in Action
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Title: USS CONSTITUTION and HMS GUERRIERE in Action
Caption: Photograph of the painting of the action between CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIERE that occurred on 19 August 1812. Original photo is autographed by Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz ("Our young Navy demonstrates its superiority in a ship vs. ship duel, C.W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, USN").
Description: Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum; autographed photo Courtesy of the Nimitz Collection
Catalog #: K-26254-A
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Artist, Michel Felice Corne
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Original Medium: Oil Painting, Color Photo
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