<![CDATA[The Steel Navy]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/browse/7?output=rss2 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:36:15 +0000 davidcolamaria@hotmail.com (The Steel Navy) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Filthy Sailors After Coaling Ship]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/60

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Filthy Sailors After Coaling Ship

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Sailors of the battleship USS Rhode Island mug for a photo, covered in coal dust.

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Francis Sargent

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 101116

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circa 1913

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Filthy Sailors After Coaling Ship
]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:33:05 +0000 <![CDATA[Champions of the Pacific Fleet]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/59

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Champions of the Pacific Fleet

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Championship baseball team of the armored cruiser USS Tennessee poses in custom uniforms for a photo with banners, sometime between 1908-1910.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 94015

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circa 1908-1910

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Champions of the Pacific Fleet
]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:17:54 +0000 <![CDATA[Sailors Dancing, USS Olympia]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/58

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Sailors Dancing, USS Olympia

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Sailors on board USS Olympia dance with each other while the ship's band plays for "tiffin" (lunch) around 1889-99.

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George Grantham

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Naval History and Heritage Command

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1898-99

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Sailors Dancing, USS Olympia
]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:06:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Officers Dancing, USS Olympia]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/56

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Officers Dancing, USS Olympia

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Officers and women dance the Mazy Waltz on the deck of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.

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George Grantham

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 43212

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1898

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Officers Dancing, USS Olympia
]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:15:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Admiral's Cabin, USS Olympia]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/53

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Admiral's Cabin, USS Olympia

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The spacious accommodations for an admiral on board USS Olympia.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 43324

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October 14, 1899

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Admiral&#039;s Cabin, USS Olympia
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:50:56 +0000 <![CDATA[Mess on Asiatic Station]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/50

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Mess on Asiatic Station

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Sailors on board the gunboat USS Elcano share a meal on the Whang-Foo River in China, 1916.

Sailors are (around table, starting at left): Clancy Hodges, Milo Smith, Branden, Dunham, Arthur Furnas, La Bounty.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 68866

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1916

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Mess on Asiatic Station
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:22:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Berth Deck Cooks, USS Ossipee]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/49

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Berth Deck Cooks, USS Ossipee

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Berth deck cooks on board USS Ossipee pose with food and cooking implements in 1887

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 2860

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1887

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Berth Deck Cooks, USS Ossipee
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:09:26 +0000 <![CDATA[Squadron of Evolution]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/48

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Squadron of Evolution

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USS Boston and USS Atlanta under sail circa 1889, followed by USS Yorktown.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 84527

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circa 1889

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Squadron of Evolution
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:51:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Pie-Eating Contest]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/47

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Pie-Eating Contest

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Sailors on board the battleship USS Maryland engage in a pie-eating contest.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 76520

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August 1922

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Pie-Eating Contest
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:39:41 +0000 <![CDATA[Cartoon: Prohibition in the Navy]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/46

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Cartoon: Prohibition in the Navy

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This postcard cartoon comments on the Navy's elimination of alcohol in 1914, prior to national Prohibition.

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Sailor Comics

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 93476-KN

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circa 1914

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Cartoon: Prohibition in the Navy
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:29:39 +0000 <![CDATA[Coaling Ship: Bandsmen]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/45

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Coaling Ship: Bandsmen

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Filthy bandsmen on board the battleship USS Kansas pose with their instruments for a photo at Guantanamo Bay in 1912, during coaling operations.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 90683

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January 1912

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Coaling Ship: Bandsmen
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:38:32 +0000 <![CDATA[USS Olympia, Enlisted Mess]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/44

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USS Olympia, Enlisted Mess

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Sailors on board USS Olympia sit down for a meal, 1898.

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George Grantham

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 60779

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1898

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USS Olympia, Enlisted Mess
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:29:06 +0000 <![CDATA[Wardroom, USS Atlanta]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/43

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Wardroom, USS Atlanta

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The luxurious wardroom of the protected cruiser Atlanta, seen in 1886.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 57409

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1886

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Wardroom, USS Atlanta
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:18:24 +0000 <![CDATA[Cartoon: Side-Effects of the Navy Diet]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/42

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Cartoon: Side-Effects of the Navy Diet

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This pre-WWI cartoon postcard depicts a certain problem with a heavy diet of beans in the Navy.

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Unknown

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 94265

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1910-1920

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Cartoon: Side-Effects of the Navy Diet
]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:09:38 +0000 <![CDATA[Shaving on Deck]]> http://www.steelnavy.org/history/items/show/41

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Shaving on Deck

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A sailor on board USS Olympia shaves. Cyanotype taken around 1898.

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George Grantham

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Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 43240

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1898-1899

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Shaving on Deck
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