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[Raising the wreck of the U.S.S. MAINE in Havana harbor] – Antique Print

[Raising the wreck of the U.S.S. MAINE in Havana harbor], [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
[Raising the wreck of the U.S.S. MAINE in Havana harbor], [no date recorded on caption card]. 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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The battleship *Maine* blew up and sank in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, killing 260 American sailors and helping push the United States into the Spanish-American War. Salvage crews did not raise the hulk until 1911 and 1912, when they built a cofferdam around the wreck, pumped out the water, and floated it free. The hull was then towed out and sunk at sea. The caption card records no date, so the exact moment this photograph was taken is unconfirmed, but it documents the long and costly effort to clear the ship from the harbor.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPlate 68. No. 587. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; Ships--USS MAINE; Ship salvage.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,270 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158742

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