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NH 42294 USS Vandalia (1876-1889)

Photo #: NH 42294  USS Vandalia (1876-1889)
Title: USS Vandalia (1876-1889)
Description: Ship's Marine guard drilling on her gun deck during the summer of 1886, while she was preparing for service on the Pacific Station. Photographed while Vandalia was in Dry Dock # 1 at the New York Navy Yard, with Building # 20 in the background. View looks forward from the quarterdeck. Note white tropical trousers and pith helmets worn by these Marines, most of whom are holding trap-door Springfield rifles, with fixed bayonets. The original print is a letterpress reproduction, published circa the 1880s. Photographer was probably E.H. Hart, 1162 Broadway, New York City. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42294
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