This 1904 scrapbook page commemorates the ship's band of USS Columbia, a U.S. Navy protected cruiser. Individually cut photographic portraits of bandsmen, each identified by an affectionate nickname such as 'Dinky,' 'Oompa,' and 'Gold-Brick,' are arranged around an image of a snare drum. Personalized keepsake pages like this one reflect the close camaraderie among sailors and the informal traditions of shipboard musical units in the pre-World War I Navy. Project: 218595