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Online Library of Selected Images

The Online Library is the Photographic Section's readily accessible index to Naval and maritime history pictures.

Each entry provides a thumbnail image, a caption and the appropriate credit line. "Click" on the thumbnail to access a larger (average 50KB to 150KB) 96 dpi digital image that can usually be printed on letter-size paper.

To the best of our knowledge, all Online Library pictures are in the public domain and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose without requesting permission.

For Additional Information, see: Scope and Limitations of the Online Library.

AT LEFT, ABOVE: The Online Library's current Picture of the Month.
Click the picture to see a larger version. If you want more information about it, see Picture Data.
Previous Online Library front page pictures can be found in the Picture of the Month Gallery.

For the latest information on Online Library progress, see WHAT'S in the Online Library

SEARCHING THE ONLINE LIBRARY:
Online Library images are organized by subject. To locate specific subjects, follow the topic list below.
You can also use the vastly-improved Naval Historical Center WebSite Search Engine to locate Online Library items.
For a general discussion of search strategies, see our page "Search Engines".

Current Online Library Topics include:

• AIRCRAFT, U.S. NAVY:
  • U.S. Navy Aircraft -- 1922-1962 Designation System
    
    
• ALBUMS & SCRAPBOOKS:
  • J. Beatrice Bowman Photo Album, 1908-1915
    
  • USS Arkansas Photo Album: "Our European Cruise. October 25th, to December 15th, 1913"
    
  • USS Scranton (ID # 3511) Photo Album, 1919
    
    
    
• ART TOPICS:
  • Artists
  • Artworks and Photographs, Listed Alphabetically by Title
  • U.S. Navy Ships' Insignia
  • Photographers
  • Panoramic Photographs
  • Stereoscopic Images
  • U.S. Navy Recruiting Posters
    
    
• AWARDS & MEDALS:
  • The Medal of Honor
    
    
• EVENTS:
  • Events
    
    
• PEOPLE:
  • People--United States
  • People--Japan
  • People--United Kingdom (Great Britain)
    
    
• PEOPLE -- TOPICS:
  • African-Americans and the U.S. Navy
  • Nurses and the U.S. Navy
  • "Old Salts ..."
  • Women and the U.S. Navy -- World War I era Yeomen (F)
  • Women and the U.S. Navy -- World War II era WAVES
    
    
• PLACES -- UNITED STATES:
  • California -- Naval Magazine, Port Chicago
  • Washington, D.C. -- "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings
  • Washington, D.C. -- Washington Navy Yard, Naval Gun Factory and Naval Weapons Plant
    
    
• SHIPS -- U.S. NAVY:
  • U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed Alphabetically by Name
  • U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number
  • U.S. Navy Ship Types
    • Battleships
      
      
• SHIPS of OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, STATE GOVERNMENTS and the CONFEDERATE STATES:
  • Ships of the U.S. Army
  • Ships of the U.S. Coast Guard, Revenue Cutter Service and Lighthouse Service
  • Ships of the Confederate States
    
    
• SHIPS of FOREIGN NAVIES and GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:
  • Australian Naval Ships
  • British Naval Ships
  • Cuban Naval Ships
  • French Naval Ships
  • German Naval Ships
  • Greek Naval Ships
  • Japanese Navy Ships
  • Republic of Korea Naval Ships
  • Norwegian Navy Ships
  • Spanish Navy Ships
    
    
• MERCHANT SHIPS and OTHER CIVIL-USE SHIPS:
  • Civilian Ships
    
    
• LIST OF POSTED IMAGES:
  • Numerical List of Posted Images
    
    
• Other Topics will be added as the Online Library is developed.

To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided in the Online Library of Selected Images are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

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Page updated 7 October 2004