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NH 45888 USS MONONGAHELA (1863-1908), "Morse code of signaling."

USS MONONGAHELA (1863-1908), "Morse code of signaling."
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Title: USS MONONGAHELA (1863-1908), "Morse code of signaling."
Caption: Apprentices practice semaphore signaling, circa June 1891. Halftone of a photo by Frank H. Child, Newport, Rhode Island. From the book: "U.S.T.S. Monongahela and the U.S. Naval Training System, illustrated," 1892. Note: 37mm Hotchkiss rotary cannon behind these boys.
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Catalog #: NH 45888
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Photo by Frank H. Child.
After this Year: 1890
Before this Year: 1899
Original Medium: BW Photo
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