Photo #: NH 103264
USS Siboney (ID # 2999)
Boxing match on the ship's forecastle, while she was at sea in
the Atlantic Ocean, transporting troops to or from France in
1918-1919. Spectators are wearing masks as a precaution against
the spread of influenza.
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, printed on page 24 of
"Historical Souvenir of the U.S.S. Siboney", published
by the ship's crew in 1919 as a momento of her service.
Collection of Captain Clarence S. Williams, USN. Donated by Mrs.
Clarence S. Williams, 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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