Photographic portrait album of United States Naval Academy personnel and USS Constitution crew | Collections | The Huntington

Photographic portrait album of United States Naval Academy personnel and USS Constitution crew | Collections | The Huntington

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Photograph album of U.S. Asiatic Fleet serviceman stationed in the Philippines
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