USS Enterprise Driving Off Pirates

Photograph

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Key West Art & Historical Society

USS Enterprise Driving Off Pirates: © Key West Art & Historical Society
USS Enterprise Driving Off Pirates

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

USS Enterprise Driving Off Pirates

Entry/Object ID

0000.00.0189

Description

Black and white photograph of the U.S. Navy ship, U.S.S. Enterprise, driving off pirates as part of Commodore David Porter's West Indies Squadron. The squadron was based in Key West in the early 1820s.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

United States Navy

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Hoff, William Bainbridge

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1880 - circa 1890

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Copyright

Notes

Official U.S. Navy Photograph