This collection contains photographs and negatives depicting numerous events and personnel (faculty, staff and students) from the Naval War College, the surrounding commands on Naval Station Newport and Narragansett Bay, and various scenes from naval history. The collection was likely used for staff reference and for Naval War College Museum displays.

The photographs cover the history of Coasters Harbor Island from when it was a Naval Training Station in the late 19th century through its transition to current Naval Station Newport. The photographs in this collection have many unique to the Naval War College, but some are duplicates found at the National Archives or other repositories. The photographs in this collection show the evolution of the naval presence in Newport and how naval activity transformed much of the area before, during and after the major wars.

8x10 black and white photo of a view inside the 5th Reg. 8th Company "shack" at the Newport Rhode Island Navy Base.

10x30 black and white photo of the 10th Co. USN Training Station Newport, RI, Aug 23, 1923

Sepia 3x5 photograph of the 18th Company at Naval Station Newport.

Black and white 7x11 photograph of the graduation of the 63rd Co. Barracks B, Naval Training Station Newport, taken October 1941.

8x10 black and white photo showing a course typical of the personnel in the American Navy.

Black and white 8x10 photograph "July 21, 1942. Tredennick-Buildings Incorporated. Contract Noy-4386. View shows magazine and Range Finder."

Correspondence and subject files pertaining to administration, organization, mission, functions and buildings of the Naval Training Station and Naval Station, 1885–1974; Historical subject files of Coasters Harbor Island, Fort Adams, USS Constitution, USS Constellation, visits of Presidents Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon, 150th Anniversary of landing of General Rochambeau, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Rhode Island, hurricanes, fires, Public Works Department, Tercentenary of city of Newport, Naval Air Station, Naval Torpedo Station, Naval Operating Base, and Goat Island, 1885–1974; Command Histories, 1958–1974; War Diaries, 1941–1943; Publications including Our Naval Apprentice, Newport Recruit and Newport Navalog; Photographs and photograph albums of the Naval Base, Naval Station, recruit training and special events, 1890–1963; Picture book, log book, leave books, and organization and regulation books, 1885–1974.

Color 4x5 photograph of Coasters Harbor Island, Naval Station Newport, circa 1975.