Sailors aboard USS Columbia pose informally around a deck-mounted machine gun while in port, their bare feet and undershirts reflecting the relaxed dress of off-duty shipboard life in the early twentieth century. A harbor town rises on the hillside beyond, and a ship's boat swings in its davits above the group. Photographs like this, casual and personal, offer a glimpse of everyday life aboard an American warship of the era. Project: 218593