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Dock at Tampa on the day of sailing for Santiago de Cuba – Historic Print

Dock at Tampa on the day of sailing for Santiago de Cuba, New York, N.Y. : Strohmeyer & Wyman, publishers, c1898. — historic photograph
Dock at Tampa on the day of sailing for Santiago de Cuba, New York, N.Y. : Strohmeyer & Wyman, publishers, c1898.. Historic photograph from the Latin America 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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Dock at Tampa on the day of sailing for Santiago de Cuba

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The dock at Tampa, Florida, shown here on the day troops set sail for Santiago de Cuba, captures a moment of embarkation during the Spanish-American War. In the summer of 1898, Tampa served as a major staging point for the U.S. Army expedition bound for Santiago, and its wharves were crowded with soldiers, supplies, and transport ships. Strohmeyer & Wyman, a New York firm, published this stereograph around 1898 for home viewers who used stereo cards to see wartime scenes in three dimensions.

Created / publishedNew York, N.Y. : Strohmeyer & Wyman, publishers, c1898.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.Stereographs 1890-1900.
Notes41208 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman.
SubjectsSpanish-American War, 1898--Military mobilizations--Florida--Tampa. Piers & wharves--Florida--Tampa--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,773 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-215599

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