The U. S. Naval Academy: In Postcards, 1900 - 1930

One hundred years ago, the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, the cradle of Navy and Marine Corps leadership, was in the midst of the most remarkable period of growth and change in its history. Its campus, known simply as "The Yard," was expanded and the patchwork of old and dilapidated buildings housing it was replaced with magnificent new buildings befitting an institution of its caliber. This amazing renaissance fostered a golden age at the school in academics, training, athletics, and the advent of traditions that still exist today. Through images on over 475 postcards produced between 1900 and 1930, also the golden age of picture postcards, this book lets you see what the Academy and life there were like when midshipmen with names like Nimitz, Halsey, King, Spruance, Mitscher and Burke were among its residents. See the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis as it was between 1900 and 1930, in 476 period postcard views that show how the campus, known as The Yard, was transformed, befitting the country's new global status as a maritime power. Admire naval ships on the Severn River and the uniformed men in training and sports activities.