Photo #: 19-N-14187 USS Hist (1898-1911) Chief Petty Officer demonstrates the operation of a Maxim 1- pounder machine gun, circa May 1898. USS Topeka is fitting out in the background. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 54KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Originally posted 29 March 1998
Coding updated and reposted 4 December 2002