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LC-Lot 8936-48: USS Maine (1895-98), February 1912

LC-Lot 8936-48:  USS Maine (1895-98), 1912.   Raising Maine’s wreck in Havana Harbor, Cuba, February 11, 1912.  Shown: stern of the wreck.   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).
Caption: USS Maine (1895-98), 1912. Raising Maine’s wreck in Havana Harbor, Cuba, February 11, 1912. Shown: stern of the wreck. 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 8936-48
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