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U.S.S. Oregon, watching a shot at the [Cristobal] Colon, Battle of Santiago – Antique Print

U.S.S. Oregon, watching a shot at the [Cristobal] Colon, Battle of Santiago, [1898] — historic photograph
U.S.S. Oregon, watching a shot at the [Cristobal] Colon, Battle of Santiago, [1898]. Historic photograph from the Battleships collection.

(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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Step back in time with U.S.S. Oregon, watching a shot at the [Cristobal] Colon, Battle of Santiago, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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This view shows the battleship U.S.S. Oregon during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, with its crew watching a shell land on the Spanish cruiser Cristóbal Colón as the ship tried to escape the harbor. The Oregon had made a famous voyage from San Francisco around Cape Horn to join the fleet, and its heavy guns helped sink or disable the Spanish squadron in the engagement. The Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial photography firm, made the negative, which preserves a moment of the Spanish-American War at sea.

Created / published[1898]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.Photographic prints Reproductions.
NotesAttribution based on negative D4-20855. 919" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020857. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsOregon (Battleship) United States.--Navy. Battleships--American. Seamen--American. Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898. Naval warfare.Cuba--Santiago de Cuba.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-64067

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