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Summary

English: Lt. Charles Wilkes, ca. 1860 (

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Photographer

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Title

English: Lt. Charles Wilkes, ca. 1860

Description

English:

Lt. Charles Wilkes led a Navy surveying expedition of Puget Sound in 1841. He named many locales, including Elliott Bay, Eagle Harbor, and Maury Island. Known for his harsh discipline on board ship, he was said to be a model for Herman Melville's Captain Ahab.

Caption on image: [CI Rutler Co?]. Rear-Admiral Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. (from a photograph by Anthony). Handwritten on mount: Rear Admiral Chas. Wilkes.

Subjects (LCTGM): Explorers--Washington (State); Military personnel--Washington (State)
People: Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

Depicted place

English: United States--Washington (State)

Date

circa 1860

Medium

English: 1 lantern slide: color

Dimensions

height: 2.5 in (63.5 mm); width: 2 in (50.8 mm)

Collection

University of Washington

	Native name	University of Washington
	Location	Seattle, Washington, United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 39′ 15″ N, 122° 18′ 29″ W
	Established	1861
	Website	www.washington.edu
	Authority file	: Q219563 VIAF: 265500071 ISNI: 0000000122986657 ULAN: 500308857 LCCN: n79054596 NLA: 35573202 WorldCat

Current location

Museum of History and Industry

Accession number

2448

Source

English: Museum of History and Industry

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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