Object Details
- Author
- Dorwin, Harold
- Subject
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- See Neg. # SIA2011-1330 for another image of the "Philadelphia" on display in 1975.
- Summary
- Image of the Gunboat "Philadelphia" on display in the National Museum of American History. The American gunboat "Philadelphia" sank into Lake Champlain in October 1776, during a naval battle against the British in the American Revolution. Visible is the 12 pounder gun mounted at the bow. She was raised in 1935 with much of its equipment intact and came to the Museum in 1964, complete with the 24-pound ball that sent the gunboat to the bottom.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009, Digital Logbook, SPS
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- April 13, 2005
- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Standard number
- 2005-8361
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Object
- Digital Image
- Exhibit
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 12.6w x 8.43h ; Type of Image: Object ; Exhibit; Medium: Digital Image
- Place
- United States
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Boats and boating
- Sea-power
- Military history
- Gunboats
- Philadelphia (Ship)
- United States--History--1775-1783
- Naval history
- Artifacts
- Firearms
- History
- Record ID
- siris_sic_12899
