U.S.S. New York, spud race, anniversary of Santiago – Antique Print
(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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Sailors aboard the cruiser U.S.S. New York take part in a potato race, held on the first anniversary of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, when the Spanish fleet was destroyed off the Cuban coast on July 3, 1898. The New York served as Rear Admiral William T. Sampson's flagship during that campaign, and the anniversary was marked with games and contests on deck. The photograph dates from 1899 and comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers recorded American places and everyday life on large glass negatives. Scenes like this one show how enlisted men spent their off-duty hours in the years after the Spanish-American War.
| Created / published | 1899 July 3. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Hart" and "1001" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020796. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | New York (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Anniversaries. Games. Potatoes. Seamen--American. Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-64002 |
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