U.S.S. New York, a 4-round bout, anniversary of Santiago – Vintage Wall Art
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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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This rare historic photograph captures U.S.S. New York, a 4-round bout, anniversary of Santiago in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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U.S.S. New York, a 4-round bout, anniversary of Santiago
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Sailors aboard the cruiser U.S.S. New York staged a four-round boxing bout to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Santiago, fought off Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898. In that engagement, the U.S. Navy destroyed Spain's Caribbean squadron during the Spanish-American War, and the New York, which carried Rear Admiral William T. Sampson's flag, was among the American ships that took part. Taken in 1899, the glass-plate negative shows the crew turning a victory anniversary into an organized contest of their own. Such shipboard recreation was common in the late-1890s navy, when enlisted men often boxed for entertainment and morale.
| Created / published | 1899 [July 3] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution based on negative D4-20796. 1013" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020798. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | New York (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Anniversaries. Boxing. Seamen--American. Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 793 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-64004 |
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