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David Clow said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Annapolis & Eastport Historical Images, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

aware health said:
The "Macedonian" was a British ship captured by Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812. militaryhistory.about.com/od/naval/p/sdecatur.htm
swanq said:
NYT of March 15, 1891 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9807EFD81239E033A... describes the figurehead of the Macedonian, a bust of Minerva, as being at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macedonian_(1810)
Art Siegel said:
Apparently, a bust of Alexander the Great, not Minerva as reported in 1891:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_Monument
siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=G1I98...

see also (and also at the Naval Academy) but possibly mislabeled as being from the Macedonian?

www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28833238

Though perhaps BBC has it wrong, as the 1891 NYT article also describes the lion statue:
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9807EFD81239E0...

Black and white archive said:
The army only has a pantomime horse? You'd have thought they could have found a real one.
Wystan said:
I believe the Army mascot is a mule. (Note the big ears.)
Wystan said:
The game was played on November 29, 1913, at the Polo Grounds, in New York City. President Woodrow Wilson was among the spectators. Army sank the Navy and won, 22-9.
Wystan said:
The President was watching the game: West Point cadets enter the field: Navy's mascot is a goat: A long view of the field (NYC's Polo Grounds):