The Snapshots in Time Collection

Shipboard Group Portrait: 'The Third Division'

Shipboard Group Portrait: 'The Third Division'

A group portrait of 'The Third Division,' one of the administrative and battle-station groupings into which a warship's crew was organized. The sailors wear the classic dark jumper, neckerchief, and flat cap of the pre-World War I U.S. Navy. Photographs like this were prized keepsakes, allowing crewmen to remember their shipmates and unit after a cruise, circa 1900s. Project: 218602