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| Title | Lt. Charles Wilkes, ca. 1860 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1860 |
| Caption | Lt. Charles Wilkes led a Navy surveying expedition of Puget Sound in 1841. He named many locales, including Elliott Bay, Eagle Harbor, and Maury Island. Known for his harsh discipline on board ship, he was said to be a model for Herman Melville's Captain Ahab. |
| Notes | Caption on image: [CI Rutler Co?]. Rear-Admiral Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. (from a photograph by Anthony).
Handwritten on mount: Rear Admiral Chas. Wilkes. |
| Subjects | Explorers--Washington (State); Military personnel--Washington (State) |
| Personal Names | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.3.176 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Lantern Slide Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 lantern slide: color; 2 1/2 x 2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original lantern slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
