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This painting depicts Commodore George Dewey on the bridge of the cruiser Olympia during the Battle of Manila Bay.

This space on board USS Olympia served as the main hub for much of the berthing spaces for the officers of the ship. Separate compartments for each officer are accessed by wooden doors along the wood-paneled walls.

This 2010 photo shows the berth deck of the museum ship USS Olympia, with numerous hammocks slung from the overhead.

A Chinese steward on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia.

These three Chinese men were specially trained to serve as stewards on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia. This photograph was originally a cyanotype, and has been digitally modified.

Sailors on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia stand watch. Shown is Quartermaster R.C. Mehrtens, who steered the Olympia during the famous Battle of Manila Bay.

The private shower facility in Officers' Country on board the former cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 2009.

A washroom in Officers' Country on board the former cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 2010

Sailors on board USS Olympia shine metal surfaces on deck, 1898.

Sailors clean the hull of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.

This head on board the former protected cruiser USS Olympia shows the modern, and somewhat luxurious, facilities available to officers of the ship.

The restored enlisted head on board the former protected cruiser USS Olympia, shot in 2010.

Painting of The Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, seen from the cruiser Olympia.

The cruiser USS Olympia on display as a museum ship in Philadelphia in 2010.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Olympia compose and read letters, 1898. This image was originally a cyanotype, and has been digitally re-colored and cropped.