Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1919 — “AIRING DAY” ON THE U. S. S. OKLAHOMA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“AIRING DAY” ON THE U. S. S. OKLAHOMA

At first glance this might seem to represent a camouflaged warship entering the “danger zone” during war times, but It is really a photograph, snapped from the fighting top of the U. S. S. Oklahoma, showing the gobs lined up for “bedding drill,” while adorning the rail can be seen the bedding of the sailors exposed to the fresh air.