A Look at Fascinating Old History of the Naval Museum

GoDCer, and avid history buff, Mike sent over these great images the other week. Take a look and see how great they are. Fascinating old history of the Naval Museum. See the rare photographs of the US Navy Museum on GoDC.

GoDCer, and avid history buff, Mike sent over these great images the other week. I’m finally getting to post these, but take a look and see how great they are. Fascinating old history of the Naval Museum.

These photos came from the blog A Repository for Bottled Monsters.

The Museum. Present Home. 1707 New York Avenue, N.W. 1887-1893.  Bound in a copy of "Catalogue of The Exhibits in the Museum of Hygiene. Medical Department of the United States Navy." Compiled by Philip S. Wales, Medical Director, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1893.
The Museum. Present Home. 1707 New York Avenue, N.W. 1887-1893.
Bound in a copy of “Catalogue of The Exhibits in the Museum of Hygiene.
Medical Department of the United States Navy.” Compiled by Philip S.
Wales, Medical Director, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office,
1893.

Source: NavyMedicine on Flickr.

The Museum. 2nd Home. S.E. Corner 18th & G Sts, NW. 1882-1887.  Bound in a copy of "Catalogue of The Exhibits in the Museum of Hygiene. Medical Department of the United States Navy." Compiled by Philip S. Wales, Medical Director, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1893.
The Museum. 2nd Home. S.E. Corner 18th & G Sts, NW. 1882-1887.
Bound in a copy of “Catalogue of The Exhibits in the Museum of Hygiene.
Medical Department of the United States Navy.” Compiled by Philip S.
Wales, Medical Director, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office,
1893.

Source: NavyMedicine on Flickr.

The Museum. Birth-place. 18th + K Sts, N.W. 1879-1882.  Bound in a copy of "Catalogue of The Exhibits in the Museum of Hygiene. Medical Department of the United States Navy." Compiled by Philip S. Wales, Medical Director, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1893.
The Museum. Birth-place. 18th + K Sts, N.W. 1879-1882.
Bound in a copy of “Catalogue of The Exhibits in the Museum of Hygiene.
Medical Department of the United States Navy.” Compiled by Philip S.
Wales, Medical Director, U.S.N. Washington: Government Printing Office,
1893.

Source: NavyMedicine on Flickr.

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