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U.S.S. Gloucester – Vintage Print

U.S.S. Gloucester, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph
U.S.S. Gloucester, [between 1890 and 1901]. Historic photograph from the Battleships 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 rare historic photograph captures U.S.S. Gloucester in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Known in the Navy as the U.S.S. Gloucester, this vessel began life as a private steam yacht before the government bought it for war service in 1898, when the United States went to war with Spain. Under Commander Richard Wainwright, the converted ship took part in the fighting off Santiago de Cuba that July, where it helped destroy Spanish torpedo boats. The picture is a large 11 by 14 inch glass negative, probably made by Edward H. Hart for the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers traveled widely recording American scenery and places. It is worth noticing as a record of a luxury yacht in its wartime role, not a battleship.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 11 x 14 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesPossibly by Edward H. Hart. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0643. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsGloucester (Steam yacht) Government vessels--American. Steam yachts.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 775 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77580

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