Spanish American War Collection (page 3)

The battle of Saint John, (1898), 1920s
Battle of Saint John (San Juan). The battle took place on the 1st of July 1898 at loma de San Juan, which was fortified by the Spanish

The town of Caney after combat, (1898), 1920s
The town of Caney after combat. The village of Caney, which is five miles from Santiago, was deserted and with numerous corpses in the streets.Cigar card from the History of Cuba

Cerveras Squadron, (1898), 1920s
Cerveras squadron departure. The Spanish squadron left Santiago on 3th July 1898 at 9am. The first battleship to succumb was the Maria Teresa, followed the Vizcaya and then the Colon

Landing in Siboney, (1898), 1920s
Landing in Siboney. On June 23, 1898, Cuban forces occupied this settlement. The Americans landed some troops, two days later General Calixro Garcia landed with 3

Meeting of General Garcia with Brigadier Ludlow, (1898), 1920s
Meeting of General Garcia with Brigadier Ludlow. General Calixto Garcia spoke in Daiquiri on 30th June 1898 with Brigadier Ludlow on the war that was going to start.Cigar card from the History of

Shafter and Garcias conference, (1898), 1920s
Conference of Shafter and Garcia at the sawmill, 7 leagues from Santiago. General Shafter and Admiral Sampson disembarked and held a meeting with General Calixto Garcia in his camp on June 20th

Landing of the Americans in Dalquiri, (1898), 1920s
Landing of the Americans in Dalquiri. The American army commanded by William Rufus Shafter landed in Daiquiri, 14-miles from Santiago, on 22nd June 1898

Cutting the Cienfuegos Cables, (1898), 1920s
The Spanish used undersea cables as a means to communicate with not only the rest of Cuba, but also the Spanish command. These cables had many key junctions

American army leaves for Cuba, (1898), 1920s
American army leaves for Cuba. This army composed of 800 chiefs and 16, 000 soldiers who left Tampa on June 14th, 1898 guarded by 16 warships, and arriving at Daiquiri on the 21st

Warships blocking the coast of Cuba, (1898), 1920s
Warships blocking the coast of Cuba. William Thomas Sampson at the front of squadron came out on April 23rd, 1898 and headed to the shores of Cuba

Attack of Cardenas, (1898), 1920s
Attack of Cardenas. On 11th May 1898, the Windslow and the Hudson entered the Bay of Cardenas, with intent to destroy three spanish gunboats

Bombardment of Matanzas, (1898), 1920s
Bombardment of Matanzas. The first action of the Spanish-American war was the bombardment of Matanzas, which was carried out by the New York cruiser on 27 April 1898 commanded by William Thomas

Spanish Battleship The Viscaya, (1898s), 1920s
The Viscaya. The first class Battleship had 7, 000 tons and cost three million pesos. At the time of the explosion of the Maine was sent to New York to give condolences to the American people

General Nelson Miles, (1839-1925), 1920s
General Nelson Miles, born in Massachussett in 1839 was general in Chief of the American Army in 1898. Intervened in the capitulation of Santiago de Cuba

Enrique Dupuy de Lome, (1851-1904), 1920s
Enrique Dupuy de Lome, was born in Valencia in 1857 and was Minister of Spain in the United States in 1898, shortly before the blasting of Maine

Advisory Committee, 1908, (c1910)
Advisory Committee, 1908 (c1910). Charles Edward Magoon (1861-1920) appoints an Advisory Law Commission to study legislative matters. The Commission consists of 9 Cubans and 3 Americans

McKinley signs the ultimatum, 12th April 1898, (c1910). McKinley signs the joint resolution for war with Spain, and the ultimatum is forwarded to Spain

The American War cabinet, 1898
The American War cabinet under William McKinley (1843-1901), 1898 (c1910). The cabinet included John Sherman, Lyman J Gage, Russell A Alger, John Davis Long, Cornelius Newton Bliss, James Wilson

Statue of Jose Maceo in Cuba, c1910
Statue of Jose Maceo in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, c1910. Lt General Jose Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (1845-1896) was second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence

Captain Sir Edward Chichester, British naval officer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Captain Sir Edward Chichester, British naval officer, Cape Town, South Africa, 1900. During the Boer War Chichester served as Chief Naval Transport Officer

Rough Riders stampeding a Spanish outpost, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898. The Rough Riders was the name given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry

Street fight in Santiago, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898

Winfield Scott Schley, American admiral, 1898. Schley (1839-1911) commanded the US fleet at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War

George Dewey, American admiral, 1898. Dewey (1837-1917) is best known for commanding the US Navys Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War

Landing ammunition for the insurgents, under fire, Spanish-American War, Cuba, 1898. US Navy sailors bringing supplies of ammunition ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain

A Spanish spy in camp, Spanish-American War, 1898. Scene showing a captured Spanish spy being brought before two US Army officers

USS New York, American armoured cruiser, 1898. Scene showing the ship capturing a Spanish blockade runner during the Spanish-American War

The Flying Squadron, Spanish-American War, 1898. The Flying Squadron was a US Navy force that operated in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean in the first part of the war

USS Porter, American torpedo boat, 1898. Commissioned in 1897, Porter saw action in the Spanish-American War, participating in blockade duites off the coast of Cuba

The Last Stand, square of Spanish infantry, Spanish-American War, 1898. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead

Cavalry charge by US regulars, Spanish-American War, 1898. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898

Thomas Brackett Reed, American politician, 1898. A Republican congressman from Maine, Reed twice served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1889-1891 and again from 1895-1899

Henry Clarke Corbin, US Army general, 1898. Corbin (1842-1909) served as Adjutant-General of the US Army from 1898 until 1904

Garret Hobart, American politician, 1898. Hobart (1844-1899) was the 24th Vice-President of the United States, serving under President William McKinley from 1897 until his death

USS Alabama, American battleship, 1898. An Illinois class pre-dreadnought battleship, Alabama was launched in 1898. She served with the US North Atlantic Fleet

Nelson A Miles, US Army general, at his headquarters, 1898. Miles (1839-1925) served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars

Russell A Alger, US Secretary of War, 1898. Alger (1836-1907) served as Secretary of War in President McKinleys administration from 1897 until 1899, a period that included the Spanish-American War

USS Kearsarge, American battleship, 1898. The lead ship of her class, Kearsarge was launched in 1898. She served as flagship of the US North Atlantic Fleet

The Puritan at Matanzas, 1898. The US Navy monitor USS Puritan during the bombardment of the Cuban coastal city of Matanzas early in the Spanish-American War

The Olympia at Manila, 1898. The US Navy protected cruiser USS Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War

USS Indiana, American battleship, 1898. Artist: W Rau
USS Indiana, American battleship, 1898. Commissioned in 1895, the Indiana was the lead ship of a class of three pre-dreadnought battleships

The Oregons race for Cuba, 1898. As tensions grew between the United States and Spain after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine in Havana harbour, Cuba

Charles Dwight Sigsbee, American naval officer, 1898. Sigsbee (1845-1923) was captain of the battleship USS Maine which exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898

The last sunset of the Maine, 1898. The USS Maine, a pre-dreadnought battleship, exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898, with the loss of 274 of her crew

United States Battleship Indiana, c1890s
United States Battleship Indiana, c1880. The first ship to bear the name, the USS Indiana entered service with the US Navy in 1895

United States Torpedo boat Cushing, 1890s. Named in honour of US Civil War naval officer William B Cushing, the USS Cushing served in the US Navy from 1890 until 1898

United States Armoured Cruiser Brooklyn, c1890s. The second ship of that name, USS Brooklyn served in the US Navy from 1896 until 1921

US President William McKinley and Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt, 1899 (1951)
US President William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, 1899 (1951). McKinley (1843-1901) became a lawyer and, in 1877, entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert

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