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LC-Lot 8936-37: USS Maine (1895-98), November 1911

LC-Lot 8936-37: USS Maine (1895-98), November 1911. Wreck of Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba, November 3rd, 1911. Shown: wreckage in vicinity of exploded magazine, showing location of outside explosion. Maine exploded on February 15, 1898, and was one of the causes for the United States to enter war with Spain, Spanish-American War, April-August 1898. Transfer from the War Department, Washington. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/10/2).
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Caption: USS Maine (1895-98), November 1911. Wreck of Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba, November 3rd, 1911. Shown: wreckage in vicinity of exploded magazine, showing location of outside explosion. Maine exploded on February 15, 1898, and was one of the causes for the United States to enter war with Spain, Spanish-American War, April-August 1898. Transfer from the War Department, Washington. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/10/2).
Accession #: LC-Lot 8936-37
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