A formal group portrait of Navy enlisted men posed beneath a ship's boat davit, its builder's plate reading 'American Hoist & Derrick Co., St. Paul, Minn., 1900.' The dark-uniformed figure at center holding a trombone was likely the ship's bandmaster, joined by the crew's mascot goat and a kitten -- charming details that reflect shipboard life aboard a U.S. Navy cruiser in the early twentieth century. This photograph belongs to the album of N. Fitchelberg, a Musician in the U.S. Navy who served aboard USS Columbia (C-12). Project: 218611