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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.

The luxurious wardroom on board the cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 1899.

A view of the berth deck on board the cruiser USS Olympia in 1899.

Sick bay on board USS Olympia, taken in October 1899.

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

The captain's cabin on board the cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 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.

Sailors from the cruiser USS Philadelphia practice assaulting over a wall in the 1890's, on Honolulu.

Championship baseball team of the armored cruiser USS Tennessee poses in custom uniforms for a photo with banners, sometime between 1908-1910.

Sailors on board USS Olympia dance with each other while the ship's band plays for "tiffin" (lunch) around 1889-99.

Officers and women dance the Mazy Waltz on the deck of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.

The spacious accommodations for an admiral on board USS Olympia.

USS Boston and USS Atlanta under sail circa 1889, followed by USS Yorktown.