Officers and enlisted men of the ship's company pose for a formal group portrait on the open deck of a U.S. Navy cruiser, flanked by a capstan and a secondary-battery gun mount. The mix of enlisted 'dixie cup' caps, officers' reefer coats, and period mustaches places this photograph in the Old Navy era of the late 1890s to 1910s. Two ship's dogs, kept as mascots, sit among the crew. This image is part of a personal album kept by a Columbia crewman documenting shipboard life aboard the protected cruiser USS Columbia (C-12) and related vessels of the period. Project: 218602