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Summary
Photographer
William H. Rau
Description
English: The U.S. Navy gunboat USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) dressed with flags in a harbour, probably while serving with the Squadron of Evolution, circa 1891-1892.
Date
circa 1891
date QS:P571,+1891-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 67551. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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Original upload log
Originally uploaded to the English Wikipedia by User:Kross, 23:10 1 August 2005. William H. Rau verified as the photographer by identical photograph in The New United States Navy (1898), for which Rau provided the photographic work.
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