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- Title
- Sophie Madeleine Du Pont and Samuel Francis Du Pont at Upper Louviers
- Date(s)
- 1865
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Caption on reverse: 'This photograph of Admiral Du Pont's house on the Louviers estate was given to Dorsey Gardner by Mrs. Du Pont (Aunt Sophie) and by him to me Bessie Gardner du Pont. In the photograph Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and Mrs. Du Pont are standing at the doorstep. This is the house often referred to as 'the cottage' or 'up on the hill.''
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18833
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Ship's Minstrels, U.S. Flagship Wabash
- Date(s)
- 1863-02-23
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Caption from photo: 'Cast of the minstrel show held aboard the Wabash, 23 February 1863, while at Port Royal, S.C.'
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18847
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Discovery of a Rebel battery and camp on Vernon River, Georgia, Dec. 11th, 1861
- Date(s)
- 1861-12-11
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Caption: 'Discovery of a rebel batter and camp on Vernon River, Geo. Dec. 11th 1861, by the U.S. gun boats 'Ottawa,' 'Seneca,' 'Pembina,' and 'Mary Andrew' under command of Capt. Rogers of the 'Wabash.' Presented to Commodore du Pont with the compliments of Mr. Crane. Sketched from the 'Ottawa.''
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18880
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Robert Smalls (1839-1915), Pilot of the 'Planter'
- Date(s)
- 1862-05
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Tintype of Robert Smalls, who along with sixteen other enslaved persons sailed the Confederate steamer 'Planter' out of Charleston Harbor and into the hands of the U.S. Navy's South Atlantic Blockading Squadron on 13 May 1862. Smalls and his accomplices were awarded prize money for the capture. Robert Smalls later served as a pilot for the U.S. Navy in the Charleston area.
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18823
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and Staff on the U.S.S. Wabash
- Date(s)
- 1862
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Caption on reverse: 'Picture taken on board the U.S.S. Wabash, in the harbor of Port Royal, South Carolina in 1862, and presented by J. C. Vail of Morristown, N.J. to Senator H. A. du Pont of Delaware in memory of Rear-Admiral S. F. Du Pont, April 1908.' The men are identified as follows, from left to right: Captain Christopher R. P. Rodgers, commander of the Wabash; Admiral S. F. Du Pont, commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston, Admiral's aid;...
Show moreCaption on reverse: 'Picture taken on board the U.S.S. Wabash, in the harbor of Port Royal, South Carolina in 1862, and presented by J. C. Vail of Morristown, N.J. to Senator H. A. du Pont of Delaware in memory of Rear-Admiral S. F. Du Pont, April 1908.' The men are identified as follows, from left to right: Captain Christopher R. P. Rodgers, commander of the Wabash; Admiral S. F. Du Pont, commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron; Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston, Admiral's aid; Secretary Alexander McKinley, Admiral's secretary; Lieutenant Thomas H. Corbin, Executive Officer of the Wabash; Paymaster John S. Cunningham, Fleet Paymaster; Lieutenant Alexander S. Mackenzie, of the Wabash; Surgeon George Clymer, Fleet Surgeon; Assistant Surgeon Philip R. Voorhees, of the Wabash; Lieutenant Lloyd Phoenix, of the Wabash; Commander William Reynolds, of the Vermont; and Lieutenant John S. Barnes, of the Wabash.
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- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18842
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Quarterdeck, U.S. Flagship Wabash
- Date(s)
- 1862/1863, 1862, 1863
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and staff standing on the quarterdeck of the U.S.S. Wabash. Many of the ship's sailors can be seen in the background.
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18844
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Captain Percival Drayton (1812-1865), U.S. Navy
- Date(s)
- 1862/1863, 1862, 1863
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Career Navy officer Percival Drayton served as a junior commander in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron under Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and later as Fleet Captain of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under Rear-Admiral David G. Farragut.
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18824
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Aftermost Gun and poop deck, U.S. Flagship Wabash
- Date(s)
- 1862/1863, 1862, 1863
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Image of Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, his staff, and sailors standing with a cannon on the U.S.S. Wabash.
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18848
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Statue of Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
- Date(s)
- 1885/1900, 1885, 1900
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner)
- Description
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Caption on reverse: 'Statue of Rear Admiral S. F. Du Pont when it stood in Du Pont Circle, Washington, D.C. - looking north, up Connecticut Avenue.' The statue was designed by sculptor Launt Thompson and dedicated on 20 December 1884. Members of the du Pont family moved the statue to Rockford Park in Wilmington, Delaware in 1920.
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18673
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis (1803-1865)
- Date(s)
- 1863-02-18
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner), Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917 (photographer)
- Description
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Written on reverse: 'Yours Truly, S. F. Du Pont. Wabash, 18 Feby. 63, Port Royal, S.C.'
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18635
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis (1803-1865)
- Date(s)
- 1865
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner), Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896 (photographer), E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) (manufacturer)
- Description
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Caption on reverse: 'Samuel Francis Du Pont said to have been taken 1860-65. Given me by M. E. Belin, 10.18.1914. P. S. du Pont.'
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18634
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis (1803-1865)
- Date(s)
- 1863
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner), Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (artist), Johnson, Fry & Co. (publisher)
- Description
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Caption reads 'S. F. du Pont. Likeness from a recent Photograph from life.'
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18667
- Collection
- Civil War collections
- Title
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis (1803-1865)
- Date(s)
- 1862-10-11
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 (former owner), Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917 (photographer)
- Description
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Carte de visite of Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.
- Collection ID
- Samuel Francis du Pont photographs (Accession 2010.269)
- Hagley ID
- 2010_269_W9_18630
- Collection
- Civil War collections