Catching a nap

Enjoy your day off, folks. You can almost smell autumn coming.

“Catching a nap aboard a Man-o-War,” in an interior compartment of a U.S. Navy battleship, circa 1907-1908. Note the fire hose and nozzle stowed on the bulkhead behind the sleeper, and his folding stool. This view may have been taken during the Great White Fleet World Cruise. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Catalog #: NH 106078

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  • I had learned to sleep any place, any time – sitting up, standing up, even marching in ranks. Why, I could even sleep through evening parade standing at attention… (Robert Heinlein)

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