A collection of photographs taken during the launch of the USS Maine at the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard) in New York City, New York, in November 1889. The 1898 sinking of the USS Maine under mysterious circumstances in Havana, Cuba, led to the Spanish-American War. Photos were taken by photographer Edward H. Hart. Original captions are in quotations.
Source: Library of Congress.
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Негізгі бет Vintage Photos of the Launch of the Battleship USS Maine (1889)
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