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Wreck of the Maine, Havana Harbor, Cuba – Vintage Wall Art

Wreck of the Maine, Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1899 March. — historic photograph
Wreck of the Maine, Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1899 March.. 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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A window into the past: Wreck of the Maine, Havana Harbor, Cuba, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Wreck of the Maine, Havana Harbor, Cuba

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The battleship *Maine* lay broken in Havana Harbor when this print was made in March 1899, roughly a year after an explosion tore through her forward section on February 15, 1898, killing 260 American sailors. The blast helped push the United States toward war with Spain, and the Spanish-American War began that April. The ship's twisted hull and superstructure, still in the water and visible above the surface, made the wreck a lasting symbol of the conflict. Its cause was never settled to everyone's satisfaction, and the wreck was not raised until 1911 and 1912.

Created / published1899 March.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1900.
SubjectsMaine (Battleship)--1890-1900. Spanish-American War, 1898--Destruction & pillage--Spanish--Cuba--Havana. Shipwrecks--Cuba--Havana--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,053 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166143

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