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2019 National Maritime Awards Dinner Art Exhibition 2 May
The strong ties between the National Maritime Historical Society and the American Society of Marine Artists will be on full display at the 2019 National Maritime Awards Dinner in Washington, DC, on 2 May...
Seminar Series: Business of Shipping with Ira Breskin 23 March, 2019
Join us Saturday, 23 March for The Business of Shipping, a presentation with Author and Humanities Department Senior Lecturer at SUNY Maritime College Ira Breskin Register Here for 23 March 2019 Welcome & Refreshments...
2019 NMHS Annual Meeting & NASOH Conference 15-18 May, New Bedford
Registration & Sponsorship Hotel Reservations The National Maritime Historical Society looks forward to welcoming you this 15-18 May 2019 in historic New Bedford, Massachusetts for the 56th NMHS Annual Meeting, held jointly...
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In the Pages of Sea History 166
Here’s what’s in the pages of Sea History 166: National Maritime Awards Dinner and Invitational Marine Art Exhibition The National Coast Guard Museum Association joins NMHS for the 2019 gala,...
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Swordfish Art
By Richard King In the April 1936 issue of the magazine Popular Mechanics, beside a report about the invention of an automobile windshield washer that one could operate from the driver’s seat inside the car, was a story about a shipping clerk named Joseph Agna from Provincetown, Massachusetts. Agna painted swordfish bills. He lopped off…
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Our mission is to preserve and perpetuate the maritime history of the United States and to invite all Americans to share in the challenging heritage of seafaring.
