Officers and enlisted sailors pose beside a deck gun aboard a U.S. Navy cruiser, circa 1898-1910. Formal crew photographs like this one, taken on the weather deck near the ship's armament, were popular keepsakes for sailors documenting their division or gun crew during the 'Old Navy' era. The mix of officer whites and enlisted jumpers with neckerchiefs reflects standard U.S. Navy dress of the period. Project: 218611