Historic Documents & Official Publications (Database)

Documents, including PDF photo collections, reproductions and scans of drawings, illustrations, and images, from the archives of the U.S. Coast Guard and its five predecessor agencies: the Revenue Cutter Service, the Life-Saving Service, the Lighthouse Service, the Bureau of Navigation, and the Steamboat Inspection Service from the Coast Guard Archives and Special Collections, Coast Guard, and National Archives.

NOTE: Documents provided are in the public domain.

U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
2703 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20593-7031


U.S. Coast Guard Museum
Coast Guard Academy - Waesche Hall
15 Mohegan Ave
New London, CT 06320-8100

Contacting us:  U.S.C.G. Historian's Office

Images & Photographs

Fresnel Lens Request

Example introduction for a request for proposal for Fresnel Lenses: Introduction to the Request for Proposal (RFP) United States Coast Guard Curatorial Services The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) template is to promote uniform standards and guidelines in obtaining professional conservation and restoration treatment services for historic Fresnel lenses that are Coast Guard owned. This template can be used by museums, Coast Guard units, or any organization that has custody of a Coast Guard owned Fresnel lens.

VIRIN: CGD-170625-816-001.PDF
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