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Sailors on board the battleship USS Rhode Island undergo inspection prior to departure for liberty.

With Vera Cruz safely in American hands, sailors march along the waterfront in May 1914, giving way to Army troops. Colorized postcard.

A sailor stands guard in the streets of Vera Cruz in 1914.

Sailors of the battleship USS Michigan pose with machine guns during the invasion of Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914.

Sailors armed with rifles and machine guns hold down precarious positions in the middle of Avenue Independencia in Vera Cruz, 1914.

Sailors carry a crewman from the battleship USS Arkansas who had been shot by a sniper during the invasion of Vera Cruz in 1914.

Armed sailors from the cruiser USS Philadelphia pose at the American consulate at Apia, Samoa in April 1899.

Sailors on board the collier USS Orion sit down for a meal, circa 1917-1920

Sailors on liberty somewhere in the Middle East, early 1900's.

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.

Dirty sailors hose down the deck of a ship after coaling, circa 1912.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Olympia lounge in the torpedo room after a meal, October 1899.

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

Players from the football team of the cruiser Tennessee line up for a snap in Rio de Janiero, 1910.

Sailors on board USS Olympia play cards on deck, 1898.