Hamming It Up on Hunchback

[AndyHall]

During the latter part of the war, a series of images were taken on a U.S. gunboat, often identified as U.S.S. Hunchback, particularly centered on a Dahlgren Boat Howizter in the upper deck. See examples here, here and here.

So here's yet another, from the Flickr stream of the Navy's photographic curator:

FWIW, the man on the right appears in many of these photos, in several uniform changes. The man on the left may be the same as in the second linked photo, above.

 

[reading48]

I like the tinted spectacles in Photo #2

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

I was just going to ask about this one- fencing on deck, seemed a great way to pass some boring days! Usually you see them playing cards...

 

[Lnwlf]

That's a great view of the machinery.