Box 36

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 moment of silence in Leyte, Republic of the Philippines, near a monument in MacArthur Park during ceremonies commemorating General Douglas MacArthur's return here 37 years ago.

8x10 black and white photo of US Navy Nurses held as prisoners of war since 1942, talk with Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid after their release from a Luzon Internment camp

8x10 black and white photo of US Navy Task Force, lying at anchor off one of the Marshall island atolls it helped conquer, ashore men of the force set up camp.

8x10 black and white photo of the 40 mm gun crew on the USS South Dakota sent up their share of the furious anti-aircraft barrage which downed 32 Japanese planes in the Battle of Santa Cruz, Oct 26, 1942.

8x10 black and white photo of interned American women washing up, during their internment following the Japanese conquest of the Philippines

8x10 black and white photo of supplies ashore, foreground, with ship shown in the background

8x10 black and white photo of two unidentified Naval Officers. Photo in somewhat rough shape, torn on one of the edges.

8x10 black and white photo of unidentified naval officer aboard ship. Photograph from the Office of Public Relations, 1st Naval District, Boston, MA

8x10 black and white photo of a group of unidentified sailors aboard a ship.