U.S.S. Maine, signal drill – Historic Reproduction
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(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of U.S.S. Maine, signal drill. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Sailors working signal flags are the focus of this view of the battleship *Maine*, photographed in the mid-1890s, when the ship was still new to the fleet. She was commissioned in 1895, and drills like this one kept crews practiced in the flag codes that passed orders between ships. The *Maine* became famous in February 1898, when she exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, an event that helped push the United States into war with Spain. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this glass negative, later became known for its broad record of American places and people.
| Created / published | [1896?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution based on negative D4-20553. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020561. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Maine (Battleship) United States.--Navy. Battleships--American. Seamen--American. Military training. Signal flags. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 793 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63804 |
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