Wreck of MAINE raised in Havana Harbor – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with Wreck of MAINE raised in Havana Harbor, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wreck of MAINE raised in Havana Harbor
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The wreck of the battleship *Maine*, raised from Havana Harbor around 1911, closes a long chapter in the ship's story. The vessel blew up at its moorings on February 15, 1898, killing more than 250 American sailors and helping push the United States toward war with Spain that spring. For more than a decade the wreck lay in the harbor as a hazard to shipping and a reminder of the explosion, until salvage crews brought it up. The twisted metal in the photograph hints at the damage that fueled the debate over the blast's cause, a question that was never fully settled.
| Created / published | c1911. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ships--USS; Salvage. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,280 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-147800 |
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