Vinson Walsh McLean with birthday cake [in shape of battleship] from Admiral Dewey – Vintage Print
![Vinson Walsh McLean with birthday cake [in shape of battleship] from Admiral Dewey, 1898 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/65/65e2111712ea-L.webp)
(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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Vinson Walsh McLean with birthday cake [in shape of battleship] from Admiral Dewey comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Vinson Walsh McLean with birthday cake [in shape of battleship] from Admiral Dewey
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A young boy named Vinson Walsh McLean is pictured with a birthday cake shaped like a battleship, which the record credits to Admiral George Dewey. The cake's warship form reflects the moment: Dewey's squadron, with the cruiser Olympia as flagship, destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, and made him a national hero. The print was made in 1898 by the Washington photographer Clinedinst, when public enthusiasm for the navy ran high. The caption card's notes are old and unverified, so the Olympia and party details rest on that card alone.
| Created / published | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photoprint by Clinedinst. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Children--Parties; Birthdays(?); Ships--U.S. gov't--Olympia; BI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,149 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-145027 |
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