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VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

ALBUM FROM 1898-1932 ERA

THIS PHOTO 1898

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS


" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH USS MACHIAS WAR NAVY SHIP GUN-BOAT IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS OLD PHOTO "


THE PHOTO IS CLEAR

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDES

THE STERN IS A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY

I SEE NO NAME OR NUMBERS ON SHIP 

PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY




THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, NEAR THE STERN IS A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY, HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDES, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" NONE "


ORIGINAL CAPTION ON ALBUM PAGE:

" 1898 NAVAL SHIP BOSTON, MASS. "

I PUT THAT INFO ON BACK


AI FINDINGS

NOT SURE IF CORRECT?


The photograph captures the gunboat USS Machias (PG-5) or her near-identical sister ship, USS Castine (PG-6), anchored in Boston, Massachusetts during the naval celebrations in 1898.
Archival Context
This exact historical print is officially preserved in national naval archives under Catalog Number NH 66577. Because both gunboats were constructed simultaneously from the exact same architectural blueprints at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine, they shared an identical hull profile, deck configuration, and rigging layout from this specific angle, making them indistinguishable without visible hull numbers.
Key Design and Engineering Identifiers
  • The Aft Smokestack: A defining visual trait of the Machias-class gunboats is the placement of their single, slender smokestack, which is positioned unusually far toward the back (aft) of the midships superstructure.
  • Auxiliary Rigging: The ship carries two tall, traditional military masts fully rigged to carry auxiliary sails if needed to conserve coal during long-distance ocean transits.
  • The High Bow and Flag: The high-riding forward hull features the ornate, gilded bow scrollwork standard on "New Navy" steel vessels of the 1890s, alongside a large forward jack flying directly from the prow.
The 1898 Wartime Timeline
The 1898 date on this photograph captures the operational height of these gunboats during the Spanish-American War.
  • The Cuban Blockade: During the spring and summer of 1898, both the USS Machias and USS Castine were actively deployed to the Caribbean theater. They participated heavily in the blockade of Cuba, conducted coastal shore bombardments against Spanish fortifications, and protected regional troop landings.
  • The Boston Homecoming: Following the signing of the peace protocol in August 1898, the battle-tested vessels moved north along the Atlantic coast. They arrived in Boston Harbor to participate in massive public naval parades and victory celebrations, while also undergoing routine hull cleaning and machinery repairs at the shipyard before their next assignments.
                                                                           

OLD PHOTO

THIS IS A PHOTO

NOT A POSTCARD


SHADES & COLORS

CAN VARY



JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS 

HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,

SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. 



LISTING 350 PHOTOS STARTING ON 8/29/26

THE PHOTO ALBUM AT ONE TIME WAS GLUED INTO A ALBUM, THAT ALBUM WAS BROKEN DOWN AND PHOTOS WERE PUT INTO ANOTHER ALBUM WITH HANGERS, THE PHOTOS HAVE PAPER & GLUE ON BACKS IN THE CORNER AREAS, WHICH PUT MILD GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON THE FRONT SIDE, THE PHOTOS HAVE DEPRESSED MARKS ON TIPS FROM BEING IN THE OTHER ALBUM FOR YEARS WITH PAPER HANGERS, MOST PHOTOS HAD CAPTIONS ON BACKS OR HAD CAPTIONS ON THE ALBUM PAGE AND I PUT THE CAPTION ON BACK OF SOME PHOTOS.


THE ALBUM HAD MANY CAPTIONS, MOST PROMINENT NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, OTHER AREAS INCLUDE NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA, BERMUDA, SOME OF THE CONTENT WERE MAJOR STORMS, OLD SHIPS, BOSTON NAVY YARD, BLIMP PHOTOS, AIRPORT PHOTOS, LOTS OF PHOTOS AROUND INLET, NEW YORK - THE FULTON CHAIN OF LAKES - THE WOODS INN, LOSTS OF HISTORICAL CONTENT, FASHION OF ERA, ETC.



SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100 - BLIMP - 508 ) 339

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:

DAMAGE RATINGS:

RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.

RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.

CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 2 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

CLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NO

CLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARK

HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) 

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( NO ) JUST SIDES

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( YES ) 

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-MILD )

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( YES-MILD )

RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.

( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOOD

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 5 )

MADE OF PHOTO TYPE PAPER

BACK SOME DISCOLOR, FEW MARKS, GLUE & PAPER ON BACK IN SPOTS

FRONT FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLOR

OTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: 

ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.

DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS, HAIL DENTS & CREASES, ALL TIPS SHOW WEAR, DINGS OR CREASES, GLUE & PAPER ON BACK IN SPOTS, MILD GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON FRONT FROM GLUE ON BACK, MILD DEPRESSED MARKS ON TIPS FROM HANGERS.

THE PHOTOS WERE GLUED IN AN ALBUM AT ONE TIME, THE PHOTOS WERE SCRAPED OFF PAGES, THEN ALL PHOTOS WERE PUT INTO ANOTHER ALBUM WITH CORNER HANGERS, THE PHOTOS HAVE GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON FRONT FROM GLUE ON BACK, THE PHOTOS ALSO HAVE DEPRESSED MARKS ON TIPS FROM CORNER HANGERS.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 3-3/8 BY 3-3/8 INCHES



 

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