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Two sailors modify the appearance of a hat, while pet parrots watch from a perch.

Mascot on board the battleship USS Missouri during the cruise of the Great White Fleet, presented by people of Seattle, Washington.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Olympia tease cats with sunlight and a mirror, 1898. Originally a cyanotype, digitally converted to black and white.

One of the many mascots on board the battleship USS Connecticut during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

A Navy mascot on board a battleship gets a good washing, circa 1907-08.

Coxswain Deglen feeds a bear, one of the mascots on board the battleship USS Connecticut during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

A kangaroo mascot on board the battleship USS Connecticut poses with Lieutenant John E. Lewis in 1908 during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

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