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Photo #: NH 61929 USS Agawam (1864-1867) Some of the ship's officers relaxing on deck, while she was serving on the James River, Virginia, in the summer of 1864. They are (from left to right): Assistant Paymaster H. Melville Hanna; Commander Alexander C. Rhind, Commanding Officer; Assistant Surgeon Herman P. Babcock; and Lieutenant George Dewey. Note awning overhead, and windsail rigged for ventilation of the spaces below decks. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 122KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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30 January 2001