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

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

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

This handbill lists the schedule of games on board USS New York on Thanksgiving Day, 1898, anchored offshore of Virginia.

An oil painting depicting the wreckage of the armored cruiser USS Maine, which blew up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.

Naval forces from Spain and the United States face off in the Philippines on May 1, 1898. Ships are (L-R): San Juan de Ulloa, Castilia, Reina Christina, USS Boston, USS Baltimore, USS Olympia.

The protected cruiser USS Atlanta furls her sails, circa 1886.

Sailors of the engineer's force on board the cruiser USS Baltimore pose with their Christmas feast in 1904, off China.

Cyanotype print of sailors doing their laundry in buckets on board USS Olympia, 1898.

Sailors of the cruiser USS Tennessee replenish the ship's coal supply at Honolulu, 1909 or 1910.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Charleston participate in holiday games on deck, taken Thanksgiving, 1893.

This parrot on board USS Olympia lost a leg in the Battle of Manila during the Spanish-American War.

A shot of the galley on board USS Olympia, taken in 1899.

Sailors lounge on the berth deck of USS Olympia in 1898. Hooks for additional hammocks to be hung between those in use can be seen on the bulkhead behind. This image is a cyanotype, causing the distinctive color.

The protected cruiser USS Olympia at sea in 1902.