U.S. Navy--first hoisting of the stars and stripes by the marines on Cuban soil--June 11th, 1898 / The Werner Company, Akron, O. – Antique Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: U.S. Navy--first hoisting of the stars and stripes by the marines on Cuban soil--June 11th, 1898 / The Werner Company, Akron, O., preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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U.S. Navy--first hoisting of the stars and stripes by the marines on Cuban soil--June 11th, 1898 / The Werner Company, Akron, O.
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The first raising of the American flag by Marines on Cuban soil took place at Guantánamo Bay on June 11, 1898, when Marines from the fleet went ashore to secure a coaling station for the Navy. This color print, issued by the Werner Company of Akron, Ohio, commemorates that moment and credits the Navy for the landing. Popular color prints like this one were sold widely during the Spanish-American War, bringing images of the conflict into homes across the country.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : color. |
| Genre | Photomechanical prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | United States.--Navy--Personnel--1890-1900. Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns & battles--Cuba. Flags--American--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,450 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216770 |
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