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Sailors Doing Laundry
This colorized photograph shows sailors doing their laundry by hand on the deck of a Navy warship.

Holystoning, USS Oklahoma
Sailors on board the battleship USS Oklahoma holystone the deck.

Cleaning Crew, USS Baltimore
Sailors on board the protected cruiser USS Baltimore pose with cleaning equipment.

Cleaning the Olympia, 1898
Sailors clean the hull of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.

Hosing Down the Deck after Coaling
Dirty sailors hose down the deck of a ship after coaling, circa 1912.

"Billie's Morning Bath"
A Navy mascot on board a battleship gets a good washing, circa 1907-08.

Shaving on Deck
A sailor on board USS Olympia shaves. Cyanotype taken around 1898.

Wash Day On Board USS Olympia
Cyanotype print of sailors doing their laundry in buckets on board USS Olympia, 1898.

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