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Online Library of Selected Images

The Online Library is the Photographic Section's readily accessible index to Naval and maritime history pictures.

Each entry provides a thumbnail image, a caption and the appropriate credit line. "Click" on the thumbnail to access a larger (average 50KB to 150KB) 96 dpi digital image that can usually be printed on letter-size paper.

To the best of our knowledge, all Online Library pictures are in the public domain and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose without requesting permission.

For Additional Information, see: Scope and Limitations of the Online Library.

AT LEFT, ABOVE: The Online Library's current Picture of the Month.
Click the picture to see a larger version. If you want more information about it, see Picture Data.
Previous Online Library front page pictures can be found in the Picture of the Month Gallery.

For the latest information on Online Library progress, see WHAT'S in the Online Library

Current Online Library Topics include:

• AIRCRAFT, U.S. NAVY:
  • U.S. Navy Aircraft -- 1911-1922 Designation Systems
    
  • U.S. Navy Aircraft -- 1922-1962 Designation System
    
    
• ALBUMS & SCRAPBOOKS:
  • USS Arkansas Photo Album: "Our European Cruise. October 25th, to December 15th, 1913"
    
  • George H. Dunn's USS Cebu (ARG-6) Photo Album, circa 1944-1945
  • LeRoy Horstman's USS Hannibal (AG-1) Photo Album, circa 1923
    
  • Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) Photo Collection, circa 1919
  • USS Scranton (ID # 3511) Photo Album, 1919
    
  • USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413) Photo Collection, circa 1918-1919
    
    
  • J. Beatrice Bowman Photo Album, 1908-1915
    
  • Captain William J. Longhi Collection: Naval Communication Station Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, 1970-1971
    
  • Bureau of Ships' "Spring Styles" Book # 3 (1939-1944)
    
    
• ART TOPICS:
  • Artists
  • Artworks and Photographs, Listed Alphabetically by Title
  • U.S. Navy Ships' Insignia
  • Photographers
  • Panoramic Photographs
  • Stereoscopic Images
  • U.S. Navy Recruiting Posters
    
    
• AWARDS & MEDALS:
  • The Medal of Honor
    
    
• DOCUMENTS:
  • "Souvenir Folders"
    
    
• EVENTS:
  
  • Events
    
    
• PEOPLE:
  • People--United States
  • People--Japan
  • People--United Kingdom (Great Britain)
    
    
• PEOPLE -- TOPICS:
  • African-Americans and the U.S. Navy
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy
  • "Old Salts ..."
  • Women and the U.S. Navy -- World War I era Yeomen (F)
  • Women and the U.S. Navy -- World War II era WAVES
    
    
• PLACES -- UNITED STATES:
  • California -- Naval Magazine, Port Chicago
  • California -- USS Bennington Monument, San Diego
  • Washington, D.C. -- "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings
  • Washington, D.C. -- Washington Navy Yard, Naval Gun Factory and Naval Weapons Plant
    
    
• PLACES -- ASIA:
  • Vietnam -- Naval Communication Station, Cam Ranh Bay, Republic of Vietnam
    
    
• SHIPS -- U.S. NAVY:
  • U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed Alphabetically by Name
  • U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number
  • U.S. Navy Ship Types
    • Battleships
      
    • World War I Era Auxiliary Ships (mostly ships acquired for use during 1917-1919):
      
      • World War I Era Transports -- Organized by Type
      
      
• SHIPS of OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, STATE GOVERNMENTS and the CONFEDERATE STATES:
  • Ships of the U.S. Army
  • Ships of the U.S. Coast Guard, Revenue Cutter Service and Lighthouse Service
  • Ships of Other U.S. Government Agencies
  • Ships of the Confederate States
    
    
• SHIPS of FOREIGN NAVIES and GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:
  • Australian Naval Ships
  • Brazilian Naval Ships
  • British Naval Ships
  • Cuban Naval Ships
  • French Naval Ships
  • German Naval Ships
  • Greek Naval Ships
  • Japanese Navy Ships
  • Republic of Korea Naval Ships
  • Norwegian Navy Ships
  • Spanish Navy Ships
    
    
• MERCHANT SHIPS and OTHER CIVIL-USE SHIPS:
  • Civilian Ships
    
    
• SHIP COLOR SCHEMES, CAMOUFLAGE and MARKINGS:
  CAUTION: These presentations are prototypes. Their contents are not necessarily complete or accurate!
  
  • U.S. Navy WWII Camouflage Measures 31-32-33 -- Listed by Design Designator
  • U.S. Navy WWII Camouflage Measures 31-32-33 -- Listed by Ship Type
    
    
• WEAPONS and SENSORS:
  • Early U.S. Navy Experimental Radars
  • U.S. Navy Shipboard Radars -- XAF
    
  • U.S. Navy Shipboard Radars -- CXAM
    
    
• LIST OF POSTED IMAGES:
  • Numerical List of Posted Images
    
  • Numerical List of Posted High Resolution JPG Images
    
    
• Other Topics will be added as the Online Library is developed.

NOTES:

Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".

If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

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Page updated 29 April 2009