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

Sailors wash on deck, using buckets of water, circa 1913.

Three mess cooks carry heavy loads of potatoes.

Two officers on board USS Connecticut steady themselves for a try at a wheelbarrow race on the Fourth of July, 1908, during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

Crew of the USS Connecticut participate in lively games on the Fourth of July, 1908.

The silver service of the battleship USS Kansas, on display, and guarded carefully by two Marines.

An invitation to the launching of the battleship USS Oregon in 1893, at Union Iron Works in San Francisco.

The battleship USS Oregon (BB-3) departs Honolulu for San Francisco in 1905. The long pennant flying from her mast signifies a ship returning home after an extended deployment overseas.

The battleship USS Connecticut, photographed in 1906 on trials off the coast of Maine. This image has been digitally restored to remove scratches and abrasions.

These schematics show plan and elevation views of the battleship USS Oregon (BB-3). The drawing is dated 1893, the year Oregon was launched.