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Keystone View Company Gunners on Board U. S. Battleship New York Loading 6-inch Gun.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.204 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: s.l. Type: Stereocard Date: 1917-1918 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Three U.S. Navy Sailors load a gun below deck, while another, acting as the trainer, stands at the telescope sight.

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