The auxiliary cruiser Dixie, 1899
Scope and Contents note
The collections consists of images depicting scenes from World War I (battle scenes, peace treaty signing, cemeteries, field hospitals, etc.) and Philippine-American War. Images from North America include scenes from Alaska, including native peoples; scenes from Colorado; late nineteenth-century Florida, including the Saint John River, Putnam County, Palatka, and Saint Augustine; scenes from late nineteenth-century Georgia; California; Maryland; New York; Pennsylvania; and Canada. There are images from Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden); the Middle East (ancient cities, archaeological excavations, Iran, Iraq, and Syria); Africa (archaeological sites and market scenes); Asia (China, Japan, India, Korea, and Pakistan); and Australia. In addition, there are images of United States presidents (Warren Harding, Grover Cleveland, William Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson).
Dates
- Creation: 1899
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
1 Stereo Card
Genral note
The first USS Dixie (later AD-1) was a United States Navy auxiliary cruiser and later a destroyer tender. The Dixie was the first ship of the United States Navy to have this name. The ship was built as the steam brig El Rio in 1893 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, purchased by the Navy 15 April 1898, converted to an auxiliary cruiser by her builder, and commissioned 19 April 1898, Commander Charles Henry Davis in command.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository