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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 48250 Action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon, 1 June 1813 19th Century engraving entitled "Death of Lawrence", depicting Captain James Lawrence, Commanding Officer of USS Chesapeake, after he had received a mortal wound early in the battle. Courtesy of Colonel J.R. Taylor, October 1938. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 191KB; 740 x 495 pixels

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14 May 2003