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Swim Call, USS Rhode Island
Sailors leap off the side of the battleship USS Rhode Island after coaling ship, circa 1913.
Sailors Doing Laundry
This colorized photograph shows sailors doing their laundry by hand on the deck of a Navy warship.
Officer Shower, USS Olympia
The private shower facility in Officers' Country on board the former cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 2009.
Officer Washroom, USS Olympia
A washroom in Officers' Country on board the former cruiser USS Olympia, taken in 2010
Head, USS Olympia
This head on board the former protected cruiser USS Olympia shows the modern, and somewhat luxurious, facilities available to officers of the ship.
Hosing Down the Deck after Coaling
Dirty sailors hose down the deck of a ship after coaling, circa 1912.
Fire Hose Washdown
Troops on board the transport USS Mercury stand on deck, awaiting a blast of cleansing water from a fire hose.
Wash Day On Board USS Olympia
Cyanotype print of sailors doing their laundry in buckets on board USS Olympia, 1898.