A group of U.S. Navy sailors relax and converse ashore during a liberty call, captured in this faded snapshot from the USS Columbia photograph album. Dressed in white undress uniforms and flat caps typical of the late 1890s through 1910s 'Old Navy' era, the men gather informally on open ground far from the ship, a scene repeated countless times during the fleet's port calls in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Project: 218601