U.S.S. Maine in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard – Antique Wall Art
![U.S.S. Maine in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard, [1889?] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8b/8b61e311f98f-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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This historic photograph of U.S.S. Maine in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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U.S.S. Maine in dry dock, Brooklyn Navy Yard
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The U.S.S. *Maine* sits in dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in this view, its hull exposed above the blocks where a ship could be cleaned and repaired out of the water. The large 11 by 14 inch glass negative is attributed to the photographer Hart and was cataloged by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose views documented American cities, ports and industry. The *Maine* later became famous when it exploded and sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, an event that helped draw the United States into the Spanish-American War. The record gives a tentative date of 1889, so this picture may come from the ship's early years, before that disaster.
| Created / published | [1889?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 11 x 14 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution to Hart based on negative D4-20578. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0678. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Maine (Battleship) Battleships--American. Boat & ship industry. Naval yards & naval stations.United States--New York (State)--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 777 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-77612 |
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