American bluejackets from a U.S. Navy cruiser, likely USS Columbia, pose with local honor guard or militia officers on the grand staircase of a government building during a port-of-call liberty visit, circa 1898-1910. The elaborate mural above depicting a 19th-century battle scene suggests a civic or governmental setting in a Caribbean or Central American port frequented by the 'Old Navy' fleet in the years following the Spanish-American War. Project: 218601