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1950 – Service to the Fleet front page article on the opening of the original incarnation of the Shipyard Museum. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph.
1950 – A view of the March 27, 1950 dedication of the Shipyard Historical Plaque and opening of hte Shipyard Museum. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1950 – Guests of Honor at the Museum’s 1950 opening. (Left to Right) Unknown Captain, Army Brigadier General Muller, Rear Admiral Davis, William and Mary president John E. Pomfret, Rear Admiral Homer N. Wallin, Bureau of Ships commander Rear Admiral David H. Clark, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Dean. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1950 – The first Armed Forces Day at the museum in May of 1950. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1952 – A view of the original museum showing the attached Technical Library of the shipyard. It was from the Technical Library that the museum itself grew into existence. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1953 – A July 1953 view of the original museum, located on Norfolk Navy Yard. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1954 – A view of some of the models and displays of the original museum. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1956 – Curator Marshall Butt with a display of Civil War firearms. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1957 – Transferring the bell of the decommissioned USS MISSISSIPPI to the museum. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1958 – Mr. Butt leading a museum tour as part of the International Boy Scout Jamboree. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1960 – An interior view of the original Shipyard Museum, located on Norfolk Navy Yard. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph.
1961 – Naval Yard Commander Admiral Howard Examining a drawing of the proposed final appearance of the Water Street Portsmouth Shipyard Museum. Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1962 – An elevated view of the current site of the museum, when the Ferry Maintenance Building was still under conversion and the old ferry slips had yet to be fully filled. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1963 – An October 1963 view of the old ferry maintenance building’s conversion into the present site of the museum. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1963 – Marshall W. Butt seated in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum’s Staff Office. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1963 – Opening Day crowds at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum on January 27, 1963. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph.
1963 – Confederate reenactors firing a salute to mark the opening of the new museum building. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1964 – A ground level view of the museum showcasing some of the early exterior displays. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1964 – A view of a model of the German Warship Frederick the Great, one of the early displays. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1965 – An April 1965 view of the museum’s interior, with the USS Hartford’s stern eagle visible on the rear wall. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph.
1967 – Curator Marshall W. Butt speaking with Captain McDonnell following the August 2, 1967 presentation of three World War II torpedoes to the museum. United States Navy Photograph.
1968 (est) – An interior view of the museum’s displays from the late 1960s. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph.
A March 1971 view of the museum and its outdoor displays. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph.
1973 – A June 1973 view of the exterior of the museum. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
1978 – Display on NATO’s Allied Command Atlantic staff based in Norfolk. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Photograph
