The Snapshots in Time Collection

Sailor on Horseback in Foreign Port Town, USS Columbia Album, c. 1900s

Sailor on Horseback in Foreign Port Town, USS Columbia Album, c. 1900s

A sailor poses astride a horse on a narrow street in a foreign port, a popular souvenir photograph for U.S. Navy crews on liberty during extended overseas deployments of the early 1900s. The colonial-style architecture and local horse handlers reflect the many port calls made by American cruisers like USS Columbia as they traveled the Caribbean, Central America, and beyond. Project: 218600