(NAVY) Photograph of the USS Constitution receiving its firs

Sale 2580 - Lot 181

Price Realized: $ 1,375

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(NAVY.) Photograph of the USS Constitution receiving its first post-Civil War overhaul. Albumen photograph, 10 x 13 inches, on original plain mount, captioned "The Constitution" in mount; moderate wear to mount including two creases and a 1-inch chip in margins, and 2 1/4-inch closed tear extending slightly into lower part of photograph at bottom, with tape repair on verso. [Philadelphia], circa 1874-76

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The USS Constitution was one of the six original frigates in the United States Navy when it was built in 1797. It served in the War of 1812 and remains docked in Boston today as a museum. Here it is shown in dry dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The copper sheathing which gave the ship its nickname Old Ironsides can be seen on its lower half, with the upper half stripped down to its vertical planking. This photograph was the basis of an engraving in the Harper's Weekly supplement of 10 July 1875, page 569.