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![[Two U.S. Marine officers and two enlisted men, members of Perry's Japanese expedition]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvdHdvLXVzLW1hcmluZS1vZmZpY2Vycy1hbmQtdHdvLWVubGlzdGVkLW1lbi1tZW1iZXJzLW9mLXBlcnJ5cy1qYXBhbmVzZS1leHBlZGl0aW9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/203/jpg "[Two U.S. Marine officers and two enlisted men, members of Perry's Japanese expedition]")
![[Two unidentified sailors in Union uniforms]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTQvdHdvLXVuaWRlbnRpZmllZC1zYWlsb3JzLWluLXVuaW9uLXVuaWZvcm1zLWE1YTcxNy02NDAuanBn/40/48/webp "[Two unidentified sailors in Union uniforms]")
![[Chicago Naval reserves discharged from U.S.S. Oregon at Charlestown Navy Yard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvY2hpY2Fnby1uYXZhbC1yZXNlcnZlcy1kaXNjaGFyZ2VkLWZyb20tdXNzLW9yZWdvbi1hdC1jaGFybGVzdG93bi1uYXZ5LXlhcmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Chicago Naval reserves discharged from U.S.S. Oregon at Charlestown Navy Yard]")
![[Group portrait of sailors on a military ship]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZ3JvdXAtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2Ytc2FpbG9ycy1vbi1hLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXNoaXAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Group portrait of sailors on a military ship]")
![[Unidentified sailor in Union naval officer's uniform]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNhaWxvci1pbi11bmlvbi1uYXZhbC1vZmZpY2Vycy11bmlmb3JtLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "[Unidentified sailor in Union naval officer's uniform]")
