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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 4292336, member: 54"]possible, less likely I guess. I’ll keep that one in mind when I’m looking thru names known to have participated in the Battle of Dominguez Ranch, near L.A., on Oct 8, 1846. Haven’t started that yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m trying to find any kind of catalog for the many objects known to have been displayed in the “Museum of Naval Relics and Weapons” (1865-1920’s.). Like this one, they all had “Trophy No. __” stamped deeply into the top. __ was a one or two digit number. Someone MUST have recorded those numbers with at least brief descriptions of the objects. So I’ve asked all the likely present historical offices in the Washington Navy Yard to try and find such a catalog or guidebook. Worldcat has nothing. Mr. Google just shrugs. In the past some of these searches have taken me years, but that’s ok.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 4292336, member: 54"]possible, less likely I guess. I’ll keep that one in mind when I’m looking thru names known to have participated in the Battle of Dominguez Ranch, near L.A., on Oct 8, 1846. Haven’t started that yet. I’m trying to find any kind of catalog for the many objects known to have been displayed in the “Museum of Naval Relics and Weapons” (1865-1920’s.). Like this one, they all had “Trophy No. __” stamped deeply into the top. __ was a one or two digit number. Someone MUST have recorded those numbers with at least brief descriptions of the objects. So I’ve asked all the likely present historical offices in the Washington Navy Yard to try and find such a catalog or guidebook. Worldcat has nothing. Mr. Google just shrugs. In the past some of these searches have taken me years, but that’s ok.[/QUOTE]
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