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The Seattle was originally the Washington, hence the cross out I've got vertigo looking at how close he is to the edge!

Despite the annotation on the card, this is semaphore flag signaling. Wig-Wag flag signaling uses a single flag. Both were practiced in this era.

Thanks signal mirror for pointing out this error. I'll ask the catalogers to add a note correcting it. I'll also ask that we add a line to this photo and the other two you commented on, saying they are semaphore flag signaling so they will be easier for researchers to find.

I believe this photo is related to this incident, which would time this at April, 1914: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Veracruz

Good photo Boa foto Bună fotografie Hình ảnh tốt Gutes Foto Dobrá fotografie Bella foto Хорошие фото

bior: Yes, agreed! Thanks for the information. We will expand the caption information for this image, and add a date as well.

Kodaksights: Dobre zdjęcie / Dobra fotografia ! - in Polish ;)

Great photo - Wrong caption. The buildings in background do not match Veracruz ca. 1914. USS Chester attacked Naval academy early morning (8-9 am) on 22 April 1914. One of the men seems to be looking for planes. There were no planes flying over Veracruz on that date.

AKA USS Recruit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Recruit_%281917%29

Two types of semaphore visible: (1) The Scout isusing flag semaphore signaling (2) Two his left is a mechanical semaphore, with the arms stowed.