Maine (Battleship No. ACR-1)

Scope and Contents Photograph album containing unattributed snapshot photographs taken in Havana Bay, the city of Havana, and the surrounding area around 1898.The album consists of original snapshot photographs, the earliest batch taken from the prow of an unidentified ship, occasionally showing lone members of the crew at work, but chiefly focused on views from the vessel, of passing ships and the approaching skyline of Havana. Five images depict the approaching remains of the USS Maine peering...