United States Coast Guard (Revenue Cutters, Life Saving Services, and Lighthouse Service) - Photos, Film, Maps, and Electronic Records
Special Media Collections
Still Photographs and Graphic Works
The Still Pictures Branch has many images of U.S. Coast Guard ships, aircrafts, bases, lighthouses, and personnel. Some date back to the earliest days of photography.
Military Images and Posters is a general guide to the military records held by the Still Pictures Branch and includes general information on how to research U.S. Coast Guard topics. The Guide to the Still Pictures Branch Holdings provides more specific information about U.S. Coast Guard photographs.
Also, a number of digitized records relating to the U.S. Coast Guard are available in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Catalog. Below is a list of some commonly requested records and hyperlinks to more images online:
The Still Pictures Branch also has an extensive digital collection of images relating to the U.S. Coast Guard interaction during .
Cartographic and Architectural Records
The Cartographic Branch holds many architectural plans of modern U.S. Coast Guard and older Revenue Cutter and Life-Saving Service ships and bases, as well as Lighthouse Service plans and drawings. This NARA branch also holds maps and charts produced by the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessors.
Many digitized drawings, maps, and charts are accessible through the . Below is a list of some commonly requested records and hyperlinks to more images online:
Guides and descriptive articles about lighthouse and life saving station records held by the Cartographic Branch include:
- Lighthouse Plans in the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥擲pecial List 57
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- Ship Plans held by the Cartographic Branch
- Cartographic and Architectural Records at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 in College Park, MD
- Cartographic Holdings of the 威尼斯人娱乐场
Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Recordings
The Moving Image and Sound Branch has many films, videos, and recordings created by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Many digitized films and sound recordings are accessible through the . Links to these digital resources are below. (Note: You can refine these searches by record group in the 鈥淩efine By鈥� section in the left-hand column of the Catalog search results page.)
There is also a specific page devoted to World War II motion pictures, which includes a number of U.S. Coast Guard films.
Electronic Records
The U.S. Government has been creating electronic records since World War II, and many more of these records are coming to the 威尼斯人娱乐场 as we accession records from the digital age. The Electronic Records Division preserves and provides access to these records.
Descriptions of the various series of electronic records from the U.S. Coast Guard can be found in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Catalog. See .
Documentation of Life Saving Stations and Lighthouses listed on the National Register of Historic Places is included in the record series: . Some of these records are highlighted in The Text Message blog post 鈥溾�� (June 20, 2020).
See also Accessing Electronic Records Online via the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Catalog.
Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
The is a collection of searchable databases of electronic records created by different agencies of the U.S. Government.
For records relating to the U.S. Coast Guard, you can browse by category or enter a search parameter. For example, see .