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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 56687
USS Buffalo (1898-1927, later AD-8)
"Stripped for the smoker" on Christmas night, 1918.
A boxing ring has been set up on the forecastle, forward of the bridge, for use during this recreational event held by and for the ship's company.
Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1967
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
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