Old Turn Of The Century Pictures

[tocaff]

I have no clue as to what ships or anything the following pictures are of, but they are all from 1900-1920s.

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If the WPO forum was alive this would've been more appropriate there.

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What kind of gun is this?

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Sailors

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A clean black gang!

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What ship is this in dry dock?

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Another crew picture.

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Officers

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She means business.

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Now that's old!

[tocaff]

To end the display a River Monitor.



A few of these pictures have to be substantially older than 1900.

[Gregg]

Most of those photos appear to be of Teddy's Great White Fleet.

[geofflambert]

The ship in drydock is the USS Oregon.

[geofflambert]

I didn't recognize it, I showed it to a friend and he instantly recognized the class. He said as a kid he wanted to buy a model kit of her but it was just too expensive. He was born in '48.

[Mac Linehan]

tocaff -

Really enjoyed the photos! Thanks for sharing.

Mac

[Rising-Sun]

Good rare pictures, thank for sharing those.

[VPaulus]

Good quality pictures.
Thanks for sharing.

[MineSweeper]

Here is a strange concept in that era [X(]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Vesuvius_(1888)

[Cribtop]

I built that model of the Oregon too! Very cool...

[Mobeer]

ORIGINAL: tocaff

What kind of gun is this?

6"/30 Mark 2 - USS Chicago of 1885