Image:Richmond P Hobson 1937.jpg

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Rear Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson, USN (Construction Corps, Retired), (1870-1937). Hobson received the Medal of Honor for his role in the sinking of USS Merrimac on 3 June 1898. He is depicted standing before an artwork of that event. Oil on canvas, 52" x 40", by Olive Bigelow, dated 1937. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Herbert Pell, 1949. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

Source

Naval Historical Center Online Library, Photo #: KN-10865 (color)

Date

1937

Author

Olive Bigelow

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