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NH 52487 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812

Photo #: NH 52487 Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812
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Title: Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812
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Description: Mid-19th Century line engraving, depicting Constitution's crewmen cheering at the commencement of the battle. Note boy (at left) running up with powder charges for the guns. Courtesy of Admiral E. Snow, USN, 1926. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 52487
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