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"Pull, oarsmen, pull!"
1899. "A boat crew -- U.S.S. New York." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward H. Hart, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
....for this "armored cruiser" of a pre-Dreadnought configuration. She was laid down as the New York, was rechristened the Saratoga when a full battleship got the name "New York", and then became the "Rochester" when the name "Saratoga" was given to a new battlecruiser.
Judging by the arms, it looks like those men are no strangers to working oars!
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