The Snapshots in Time Collection
Soldiers Performing Calisthenics Aboard a Troop Transport, Spanish-American/Philippine-American War Era, c. 1898-1902
American soldiers perform synchronized calisthenics on the deck of a troop transport ship, a common practice to maintain fitness and morale during the long ocean voyage to the Philippines. Photographs like this reveal the everyday routines of military life at sea during the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine-American War. Project: 218492