Marine Drill on the Battleship Connecticut
Subject(s): Chile--Cape Horn, Connecticut (Battleship : BB 18), Drill and minor tactics, Marines, United States. Navy
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Colorized stereograph showing a Marine drill on the USS Connecticut. The Marines, most of whom are in a line on the deck of the ship and facing away from the camera, are dressed in blue uniforms. Text on the reverse of the stereograph details the duties of the Marines on board navy ships.
Comments and Context
As printed on the reverse of the stereograph, “The marine is an infantry man or a line soldier. A distinct body of soldiers, drilled and recruited as a special arm of the United States service, and is attached in squads or companies to the different battleships going on foreign service. They do guard duty and sometimes have charge of the small rapid-firing guns in action. Their main duty, however, is in landing parties or taking charge or doing guard in the interest of Uncle Sam. In other words, the marine is the policeman of Uncle Sam, and landed on foreign shores to do soldier’s duty wherever required. In the fleet going around the Horn there are over 2,000 of these marines assigned to the different battleships and cruisers.”
Collection
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection
Creation Date
1907-1909
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
(1905, March-1909, February) U.S. President – 2nd Term
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Marine Drill on the Battleship Connecticut. [n.d.]. Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310971. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Continental Art Co.. Marine Drill on the Battleship Connecticut. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310971.
APA:
Continental Art Co.., [n.d.]. Marine Drill on the Battleship Connecticut.
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310971.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/duane-g-jundt-theodore-roosevelt-collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/duane-g-jundt-theodore-roosevelt-collection.
APA:
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/duane-g-jundt-theodore-roosevelt-collection.
