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 fit 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.
Additional Information Scope and Limitations of the Online Library.
For higher resolution reproductions than available online Obtaining Photographic Reproductions.
Current Online Library Topics
AIRCRAFT, U.S. NAVY:
ALBUMS & SCRAPBOOKS:
- USS Arkansas Photo Album: "Our European Cruise. October 25th, to December 15th, 1913"
- George H. Dunn's USS Cebu (ARG-6) Photo Album, circa 1944-1945
- LeRoy Horstman's USS Hannibal (AG-1) Photo Album, circa 1923
- Robert H. Helm's USS Powhatan (ID # 3013) Photo Collection, circa 1919
- USS Scranton (ID # 3511) Photo Album, 1919
- USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413) Photo Collection, circa 1918-1919
- J. Beatrice Bowman Photo Album, 1908-1915
- Captain William J. Longhi Collection: Naval Communication Station Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, 1970-1971
- Bureau of Ships' "Spring Styles" Book # 1 (1911-1925)
- Bureau of Ships' "Spring Styles" Book # 3 (1939-1944)
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
DOCUMENTS
EVENT:
PEOPLE
PEOPLE - TOPICS
- African-Americans and the U.S. Navy
- Asians, Pacific Islanders and the U.S. Navy
- Hispanic Americans
- 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
- California - USS Bennington Monument, San Diego
- Washington, D.C. - "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings
- Washington, D.C. - Washington Navy Yard, Naval Gun Factory and Naval Weapons Plant
PLACES - ASIA
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
- World War I Era Auxiliary Ships (mostly ships acquired for use during 1917-1919):
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 Other U.S. Government Agencies
- Ships of the Confederate States
SHIPS of FOREIGN NAVIES and GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
- Australian Naval Ships
- Brazilian 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
SHIP COLOR SCHEMES, CAMOUFLAGE and MARKINGS
These presentations are prototypes. Their contents may not be complete
- U.S. Navy WWII Camouflage Measures 31-32-33 - Listed by Design Designator
- U.S. Navy WWII Camouflage Measures 31-32-33 - Listed by Ship Type
WEAPONS and SENSORS
- Early U.S. Navy Experimental Radars
- U.S. Navy Shipboard Radars - XAF
- U.S. Navy Shipboard Radars - CXAM
LIST OF POSTED IMAGES
Note: Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".