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Return of Santiago fleet, New York Harbor, Aug. 20, 1898 – Antique Wall Art

Return of Santiago fleet, New York Harbor, Aug. 20, 1898, 1898 Aug. 20. — historic photograph
Return of Santiago fleet, New York Harbor, Aug. 20, 1898, 1898 Aug. 20.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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This rare historic photograph captures Return of Santiago fleet, New York Harbor, Aug. 20, 1898 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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This view records the return of the American warships that had blockaded Santiago de Cuba to New York Harbor in August 1898, after the Spanish squadron was destroyed off that city on July 3. The homecoming drew crowds to the waterfront and marked the close of the Spanish-American War's naval campaign. The picture is a large 11 by 14 inch glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its topographic and documentary views, and its catalog record attributes it to a photographer named Hart. Its scale and sharp detail make it useful for studying the warships and the ceremonies of the period.

Created / published1898 Aug. 20.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 11 x 14 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesAttribution to Hart based on negative D428-807. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0804. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsWarships--American. Naval parades & ceremonies. Spanish-American War, 1898.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 777 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77703

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