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USS Constitution sails into Boston Harbor

Some cool The Constitution images:

USS Constitution sails into Boston Harbor
The Constitution
Image by Official U.S. Navy Imagery
BOSTON HARBOR (June 3, 2011) USS Constitution sails into Boston Harbor during an underway Battle of Midway commemoration. The underway honored approximately 200 members of Gold Star Families who lost loved ones in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and the Navy’s victory at Midway Island in World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald/Released) 110603-N-SH953-005

USS Constitution mast
The Constitution
Image by slambo_42
Looking up one of the masts of the USS Constitution, I’m glad that I wasn’t one of the crew who had to go up there to adjust the sails.

Arr, matey! This image popped into explore finally on 2007’s Talk Like A Pirate Day!

USS Constitution – Gloucester
The Constitution
Image by Boston Public Library
File name: 08_06_007749

Title: USS Constitution – Gloucester

Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)

Date created: 1931-07

Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.

Genre: Glass negatives

Subjects: Constitution (Frigate); Sailing ships; Public sculpture

Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.

Collection: Leslie Jones Collection

Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

Rights: Copyright © Leslie Jones.

Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.