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.](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/05/8725546131_6cf10946cf_k.jpg)
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.](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/05/8725541719_8a441302eb_k.jpg)
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.](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/05/8725538935_49e730ad16_k.jpg)
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.