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

Sailors practice gunnery on board a Navy warship, in a colorized postcard.

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

Sailors in the machine shop on board the repair ship USS Prometheus.

Two sailors modify the appearance of a hat, while pet parrots watch from a perch.

These three Chinese men were specially trained to serve as stewards on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia. This photograph was originally a cyanotype, and has been digitally modified.

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

An 1898 depiction of Sunday Service at sea, on board the battleship USS Texas at Key West.

This pocket-sized manual for sailors covers numerous important topics for daily live in the Navy, from desertion and conduct, to pay and clothing.

This recruiting poster from 1908 boasts about opportunities for good pay, and features famous warships from over 100 years of Navy history.

Sailors on board the battleship USS Oklahoma holystone the deck.

Sailors on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia stand watch. Shown is Quartermaster R.C. Mehrtens, who steered the Olympia during the famous Battle of Manila Bay.

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

Sailors on board USS Olympia shine metal surfaces on deck, 1898.

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