Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, after 11-inch gun, 1898 – Antique Wall Art
![Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, after 11-inch gun, 1898, [between 1898 and 1901] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d2/d208c0a43d87-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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Step back in time with Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, after 11-inch gun, 1898, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Wreck of the Vizcaya, Battle of Santiago, after 11-inch gun, 1898
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The armored cruiser *Vizcaya* was one of the Spanish ships lost in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, and this view records the wreck after American gunfire struck it. Its title points to damage from 11-inch naval guns, and the crippled hull was run ashore at Acerraderos, where it remained a visible landmark. The Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm known for travel and tourist views, documented sites like this in the years after the fighting, when the wreck drew visitors curious about the battle.
| Created / published | [between 1898 and 1901] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives.Photographic prints Reproductions. |
| Notes | Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021543. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Vizcaya (Ship) Government vessels--Spanish. Artillery (Weaponry) Santiago, Battle of, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1898. Naval warfare. War damage.Cuba--Santiago de Cuba. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 784 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-64607 |
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