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Photo #: NH 84574 USS Olympia (C-6) Dressed with flags and firing a salute at Hong Kong, 22 February 1898, in celebration of George Washington's birthday. This was only a week after the USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, and peacetime routine still prevailed. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Dutreaux Collection U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 64,426 bytes; 740 x 541 pixels |
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17 July 1998