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U.S.S. New York, Admiral Sampson's flag ship – Vintage Print

U.S.S. New York, Admiral Sampson's flag ship, Philadelphia, Pa. : William H. Rau, publisher, c1898. — historic photograph
U.S.S. New York, Admiral Sampson's flag ship, Philadelphia, Pa. : William H. Rau, publisher, c1898.. 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 stereograph shows the U.S.S. *New York*, the ship that served as flagship for Rear Admiral William T. Sampson during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Sampson commanded the North Atlantic Squadron, and the *New York*, an armored cruiser named for the state and city, was his base of operations during the blockade and the naval battle off Santiago de Cuba that summer. Philadelphia publisher William H. Rau issued the card around 1898 as one of many views of the ships and events of that conflict. Stereo cards like this were viewed through a hand-held stereoscope, which gave the ship's steel hull and gun turrets a sense of depth that a flat print could not.

Created / publishedPhiladelphia, Pa. : William H. Rau, publisher, c1898.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
Notes53452 U.S. Copyright Office. No. X1553.
SubjectsBattleships--American--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,286 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181485

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