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Vintage 1913 Photo USS Brig Niagara War Of 1812 Ship Commodore Perry Toledo, OH

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This original photo was found at an old estate near Toledo, Ohio. It is of the USS Brig Niagara in the Maumee River escorted by The Wolverine which was a converted Union gunboat that guarded Johnson’s Island Confederate POW camp during the Civil War. In 1913 The Niagara was towed to several ports on the… (read more)

Vintage 1940’s postcards USS PIRAHNA USS TORO Season’s Greetings Navy

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Vintage postcard set of 3- 2 different images (real photo post card), these were in a scrapbook from someone who was in the Navy in the 1940’s, one postmark is visible as 1946. 2 are from the U. PIRAHNA-both cards are from Pete! One card from U. TORO, all are Season’s Greetings. 5.5″ X 3.5″…. (read more)

Vintage Wooden B-17 Aircraft Model 1940s Toy Warplane

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Vintage Wooden B-17 Aircraft Model 1940s Toy Warplane. An estate sale find, this toy aurplane is a wonderful example of mid to late 1940s child’s toys. Representing what was arguably the most famous and readily identifiable US warplane of the Second World War, this was once a child’s cherished play toy. The airplane has been… (read more)