The Snapshots in Time Collection
Album Page: Liberty Ashore in Cuba, 'Off to the Races,' and St. Thomas, c. 1905-1910
This album page captures three moments of shore liberty from a U.S. Navy cruiser's early-1900s Caribbean cruise: sailors relaxing 'In Cuba,' an unidentified rider heading 'off to the Races' along a colonnaded street, and a formal farewell group portrait, 'Last Liberty Party Ashore at St. Thomas.' Assembled by a sailor documenting his own service, the page reflects the informal, personal record-keeping common in Navy photo albums of the period, blending official duty with the everyday pleasures of port calls in the West Indies. Project: 218602