Washing Day On A Stone Frigate (1914-1918)

Washing Day on a Stone Frigate. Location of events unknown. Sailors’ (American?) wash day. GV pan over many sailors; sitting on beds or doing other things; with duffle bags; bedrolls all over etc. Lots of white; from the sailors’ uniforms and from sheets; etc. Closer shot of several sailors at work; washing cots or benches; some men have hoses; others are scrubbing with sponges. M/S shirtless man; bending over & scrubbing cot; a man behind him turns a water hose on his and another pours a bucket of water on his back; but he grabs another bucket & turns almost instantly; so it ends up they’re both throwing water on each other. Then he throws more water at the man with a hose. Funny. Next; shot of sailors standing along a counter w/ sloping top; all scrubbing uniform shirts and hats; some looking toward camera & grinning. Pan on sailors hanging up wet uniforms on clothes line. CU sailor stroking the feathers of a huge eagle mascot (live!). Navy. Cleaning; birds. Also on ON 415 C. FILM