U.S.S. New York, Lord Cassidy, the colored mascot, anniversary of Santiago – Antique Wall Art
![U.S.S. New York, Lord Cassidy, the colored mascot, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 [July 3] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/12/124aa996e9b4-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures U.S.S. New York, Lord Cassidy, the colored mascot, anniversary of Santiago in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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U.S.S. New York, Lord Cassidy, the colored mascot, anniversary of Santiago
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Lord Cassidy, the mascot aboard the cruiser U.S.S. New York, is the figure at the center of this 1899 print, which marks the first anniversary of the naval victory off Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898. The New York was Rear Admiral William T. Sampson's flagship during that battle, when the U.S. Navy destroyed Spain's Caribbean squadron in a few hours. The title uses a period term for the mascot's race, and the image falls under caricature, so it reflects how sailors and the public of the time portrayed shipboard life. Black sailors served in the wartime Navy in the same era, and the picture is worth reading with that history in mind.
| Created / published | 1899 [July 3] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Caricatures.Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Title transcribed from item. Attribution based on negative D4-20793. 1012" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020791. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | New York (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Anniversaries. African Americans--Military service. Seamen--American. Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898. Cannons. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 798 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63997 |
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