BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Southeast -- Washington Navy Yard -- U.S. Navy Museum -- Art gallery section

DC -- Southeast -- Washington Navy Yard -- U.S. Navy Museum -- Art gallery section:

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Description of Pictures: The separate art museum at the yard closed several years ago for refurbishing. These days, a selection of art appears in the main museum.

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1. WNYNMA_140824_001.JPG: The Vietnam Experience The US Navy was present in all its diversity during the Vietnam War. The blue water Navy provided the big gun ships of the offshore firing line that supported the troops of the US and its allies engaged in combat operations ashore. The aircraft carriers on Yankee Station sent naval aviators on missions deep into North Vietnam and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, in addition to providing air support for the infantrymen south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Inshore, the brown water Navy's fast patrol boats patrolled coastal and inland waterways to intercept enemy supplies and troop movements. These patrol boats also carried out operations with Navy SEALs and shore-based Navy helicopters. Since the front line was non-existent, the war surrounded these Sailors and there was no telling when and from where the next attack would come. In addition to their inshore activities, the Navy also carried out onshore assignments in South Vietnam. Navy Mobile Construction Battalions (Seabees) continued their tradition of expert military engineering in support of combat troops, while also engaging in projects to help the local people. Navy medical personnel and chaplains were attached to US Marine combat units, and provided assistance and comfort for the wounded and dying. Navy personnel additionally operated the logistical shore facilities where massive amounts of material were landed from ships in support of allied military forces. Navy combat artists recorded all of these aspects of naval operations, and they often shared the same risks as Sailors and Marines they chronicled. For those who were not there, the scenes depicted here give a visual sense of the Vietnam War: the colors, the landscape, the people, and the action.
2. WNYNMA_140824_060.JPG: During the Great War the foibles of the French Navy were delightfully pictured by H. Gervese. These cartoons became the favorites of a whole generation of American Navymen who served at sea with out French and British allies in 1917-1918. This complete set in their original frames is from the estate of the late Admiral J.O. Richardson, Commander in Chief, US Fleet 1940.
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Description of Subject Matter: The Navy Museum is housed in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Gun Factory (Building 76). Built between 1887 and 1899, the 600-foot-long building was one of several shops in the Yard that produced ordnance, missile components and electronic equipment until 1962.

In 1961 Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, recognizing that the Washington Navy Yard was the Navy's oldest and one of its most historic sites, persuaded Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally to establish the U.S. Naval Historical Display Center (later the U.S. Navy Memorial Museum, then the Navy Museum).

Opened in 1963 to collect, preserve and display naval artifacts, models, documents and fine art. Through its exhibits, the Museum chronicles the history of the United States Navy from the Revolution to the present. The exhibits commemorate the Navy's wartime heroes and battles as well as its peacetime contributions in such fields as exploration, diplomacy, space flight, navigation and humanitarian service. Tools, equipment and personal materials offer the visitor a unique opportunity to gain an understanding of naval customs, way of life and contributions to society. The Navy Museum presents over 225 years of naval and maritime history, tracing wars, battles, and crises from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War.

The Navy Museum exhibits an extraordinary collection of ship models, uniforms, medals, ordnance, photographs and fine art. The museum collection also includes an F4U Corsair, nicknamed "Big Hog"; a twin mount 5-inch .38 caliber anti-aircraft gun; the foremast Fighting Top from frigate Constitution; and the bathyscaphe Trieste that descended nearly seven miles to the deepest location in the Pacific Ocean.

One of the most comprehensive exhibits, "In Harm's Way," examines the Navy's role in World War II from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to Japan's surrender in 1945. Divided into three sections, the exhibit examines the Pacific and Atlantic c ...More...
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2014 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Winchester, VA, Nashville, TN, and Atlanta, GA), Michigan to visit mom in the hospice before she died and then a return trip after she died, and my 9th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, Sacramento, Oakland, and Los Angeles). Ego strokes: Paul Dickson used one of my photos as the author photo in his book "Aphorisms: Words Wrought by Writers". Number of photos taken this year: just over 470,000.
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