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The cruiser USS Atlanta underway, using a combination of steam and sail power.

Various scenes of daily life on board the cruiser USS Atlanta are depicted on this montage, circa 1886.

Sailors stoke boilers in the fire room of the cruiser USS Brooklyn.

Sailors on board the protected cruiser USS Atlanta practice fencing while docked at New York Navy Yard.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Brooklyn crowd below decks, listening to music and playing cards.

Officers and stewards of the cruiser USS Brooklyn take a break from a meal to pose for a photo in the wardroom.

A steward on board the cruiser USS Brooklyn poses in the wardroom pantry.

This photo on deck of the cruiser USS Brooklyn shows a number of hammocks slung in a temporary arrangement, possibly to escape the heat below decks.

Sailors of the cruiser USS Brooklyn pose for a photo below deck, with hammocks slung for the night.

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

Stewards on board the cruiser USS Brooklyn pose in uniform, circa late 1890's.

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.

The neatly set dining table in the Officers' Mess Room sits ready for a meal on board the cruiser USS Pennsylvania in 1906. This is a black and white print of a color-tinted postcard.

Sailors on board the cruiser Maryland haul a shark on board, circa 1912.

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