The Snapshots in Time Collection

Portrait of J.J. Quinn, Musician, U.S. Navy, Early 1900s (Enlarged Detail)

Portrait of J.J. Quinn, Musician, U.S. Navy, Early 1900s (Enlarged Detail)

A studio portrait of J.J. Quinn, identified elsewhere in this album as a Musician, U.S. Navy. His full-dress uniform, trimmed with ornamental cord aiguillettes, reflects the distinctive attire worn by Navy bandsmen at the turn of the twentieth century -- a role central to shipboard ceremony, morale, and daily routine aboard vessels like USS Columbia. Project: 218600