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Destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Feby 15th, 1898 – Vintage Print

Destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Feby 15th, 1898, c1898. — antique lithograph
Destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Feby 15th, 1898, c1898.. Antique lithograph 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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Destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Feby 15th, 1898 comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor Feby 15th, 1898

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Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who commanded the battleship *Maine*, and naval officer Montgomery Sicard appear among this lithograph's subjects, tying the print to the men at the center of the disaster in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. The explosion killed roughly 260 American sailors and inspired the rallying cry "Remember the Maine," which helped push the United States toward war with Spain that year. The Chicago firm Kurz & Allison produced many dramatic patriotic prints like this one for a public hungry for news about the conflict.

Created / publishedc1898.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1890-1900.
NotesCopyright by Kurz & Allison, Chicago.
SubjectsSigsbee, Charles D. (Charles Dwight),--1845-1923. Sicard, Montgomery,--1836-1900. Maine (Battleship)--Disasters--Cuba--Havana--1890-1900. Spanish-American War, 1898--Naval operations--American--Cuba--Havana. Battleships--Cuba--Havana--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,178 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-176858

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