1890 – USS Enterprise

Sep 11

Published at 710 × 482 in An Old Bluejacket Tradition Long Gone: Tar Hats to Flat Hats

These USS Enterprise (a barque-rigged screw sloop) apprentices are posing for this 1890 photo on deck. Take note of the very broad diameter of some of the flat hats worn by these sailors (Naval History and Heritage Command).

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