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  • Collection: Jewett Naval History Collection

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This United States War Department Recognition journal is from May of 1944, and details ships, planes, and land vehicles of the primary combabtants of World War 2.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the USS Texas at sea, currently a museum ship and the only surviving example of a dreadnought-type battleship.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the USS Olympia, a protected cruiser of the US Navy currently preserved and notable for its role as the flagship during the Spanish-American War.

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This painted, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the United States battleship USS Nevada. It was present during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was the only battleship to get underway. It survived and served until the end of the war.

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This postcard features a cyanotype photograph of the USS Maine, famous for being sunk to start hostilities of the Spanish American War.

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This black, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the United States cruiser USS Houston. It took part in the early Pacific Theater actions before being sunk by the Japanese at the Battle of Sunda Strait.

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This postcard features a black and white pre- World War 2 photograph of the USS Enterprise, which would go on to become the most decorated ship in the United States Navy.

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This postcard features the sailing ship USS Constitution at sea. The image is a 4" x 5" black and white photograph.

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This postcard features the battleship USS Arizona at sea prior to its sinking at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The image is a 3.5 "x 5.5" black and white photograph.

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This postcad features a black and white photograph of the German pre-dreadnought Worth, a novel ship for having 6 main guns instead of the usual 4.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the German coast-defense ship Siegfried, a forerunner of the battleships of the High Seas Fleet.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the first German dreadnought-type battleship the SMS Nassau.

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This postcard features the Imperial German battleship Kaiser at sea. The 1.5" x 3.5" black and white photo sits centered on a 3.5" x 5.5" postcad.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph S.M.S. Hela, a late 19th century German light cruiser.

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This black, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the German cruiser Blucher. The last armored cruiser built by Germany, it was obsolete before her launch due to the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the German armored cruiser Blucher, Known for being sunk at the Battle of Dogger Bank by the British during World War 1.

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This typed letter addressed to Mr. Jewett from Mr. Nomura describes the sending of 18 Japanese ship postcards for Mr. Jewett's collection.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of President Taft and Secretary of the Navy George Meyer aboard the battleship Arkansas- one of the United States newest dreadnought battleships.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of several vessels of the United States Navy leaving Puget Sound. Ships like these would make up the Great White Fleet that sailed around the globe.

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This Jane's warships reference book is from 1905-1906 and contains updated rules for the Jane's naval war game, as well as information on warships of various navies of the world.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of a static model of the French ironclad Trident. Constructed in the 1870's, it was a notable improvement over the Gloire and showcases the rapid development in ship design.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of a static model of the French ironclad Gloire. This ship is notable for being the first ocean-going ironclad ever built.

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This postcard features a color oil-painting of the Japanese battleship Nagato at sea. It carried 8x16" guns and is notable for being sunk by the United States in the Bikini Atoll atomic bomb tests after World War 2.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the Japanese pre-dreadnought Mikasa, famous for being the flagship at the Battle of Tsushima and is a museum ship today.

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This postcard features a black and white photograh of the Japanese battlecruiser Kongo at sea. Designed after the British Lion class, it was later sunk durign World War 2.

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This postcard features a color oil-painting of the Japanese battleship Fuso at sea. A powerful Japanese ship; it carried 12x14" guns.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the HMS Warspite, a Queen Elizabeth Class battleship that participated in Jutland and saw extensive combat in the Second World War.

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This postcard features a black and white photograph of the HMS Victory which was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar and is still in commission currently.

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This postcard features a black and white picture of the HMS Royal Sovereign, which was a transitional ship merging the gap between ironclads and pre-dreadnought battleships.

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This black, 1/1200 scale waterline model is of the British battleship Queen Elizabeth. The first of the fast-battleships; it carried 8x15" guns and was a veteran of both world wars.
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