Photo #: NH 48964
Silver urn presented to Captain Isaac Hull, USN,
By the citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in recognition
of his 19 August 1812 victory over HMS Guerriere while
in command of USS Constitution. The urn was made by Philadelphia
silversmiths Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, and engraved
by W. Hooker.
This view shows the urn's obverse side, with presentation inscription.
The urn was loaned to the Navy in 1911 by Dr. Isaac Hull Platt.
In 1982 it was transferred to the USS Constitution Museum,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Photographed 3 September 1964 by B.L. Mason.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 48965
Silver urn presented to Captain Isaac Hull, USN,
By the citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in recognition
of his 19 August 1812 victory over HMS Guerriere while
in command of USS Constitution. The urn was made by Philadelphia
silversmiths Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, and engraved
by W. Hooker.
This view shows the urn's reverse side, with a depiction of the
battle between the two ships.
The urn was loaned to the Navy in 1911 by Dr. Isaac Hull Platt.
In 1982 it was transferred to the USS Constitution Museum,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Photographed 3 September 1964 by B.L. Mason.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 48963
Silver urn presented to Captain Isaac Hull, USN,
By the citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in recognition
of his 19 August 1812 victory over HMS Guerriere while
in command of USS Constitution. The urn was made by Philadelphia
silversmiths Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, and engraved
by W. Hooker.
This detail view shows the urn's depiction of the battle between
the two ships.
The urn was loaned to the Navy in 1911 by Dr. Isaac Hull Platt.
In 1982 it was transferred to the USS Constitution Museum,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Photographed 3 September 1964 by B.L. Mason.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 54008
Model of USS Constitution (1798-____)
Photograph taken circa the 1910s. The label on the model's stand
states, in part: "The earliest correct model of 'Old Ironsides'.
Gift of her commander, Com. Isaac Hull, July 1813. This model
was repaired in 1814 by British prisoners of war in Salem. It
was followed by the U.S. Naval authorities in restoring the 'Constitution'
in 1907".
Courtesy of George H. Stegmann.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 54010
Model of USS Constitution (1798-____)
Photograph of the model's bow, taken circa the 1910s. The label
on its stand states, in part: "The earliest correct model
of 'Old Ironsides'. Gift of her commander, Com. Isaac Hull, July
1813. This model was repaired in 1814 by British prisoners of
war in Salem. It was followed by the U.S. Naval authorities in
restoring the 'Constitution' in 1907".
Courtesy of George H. Stegmann.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 54009
Model of USS Constitution (1798-____)
Photograph of the model's stern, taken circa the 1910s. The label
on its stand states, in part: "The earliest correct model
of 'Old Ironsides'. Gift of her commander, Com. Isaac Hull, July
1813. This model was repaired in 1814 by British prisoners of
war in Salem. It was followed by the U.S. Naval authorities in
restoring the 'Constitution' in 1907".
Courtesy of George H. Stegmann.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 90149
USS Constitution (1798-____)
View of the ship's wheel and conning binnacle, taken during her
visit to San Francisco, California, in March-April 1933.
Note the plaque mounted on the mast (upper right), honoring Commodore
Isaac Hull, Constitution's Commanding Officer during the
first months of the War of 1812.
Courtesy of Mrs. Joseph C. Van Cleve, 1979.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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