The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Sailor in Dress Whites on Liberty, Tropical Port, 1930s
A U.S. Navy sailor poses in dress whites during shore leave at a tropical port in the 1930s. Personal snapshots like this one, preserved in the USS Maryland photo album, document the everyday life and camaraderie of sailors in the peacetime fleet in the years leading up to World War II. Project: 218412