Pack mules with ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba
Pack mules on the trail, Cuba | Pack mules on trail, 1898 | Pack mules with ammunition on the Santiago
"A great pack train approaches rapidly, following the gray bell-mule. Cowboys dash to and fro, keeping them bunched. Clouds of dust arise as they pass"--Edison films catalog. About 12,000 mules were taken...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1898
Film, Video
Major General Shafter
"The commander of the 5th Army Corps rides forward with a party of officers. He wears a white helmet, a broad expanse of shirt bosom and a general air of avoirdupois. 50...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
Date:1898
Film, Video
Wreck of the battleship "Maine"
Wreck of the "Maine" in Havana Harbor
"Taken in Havana Harbor from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the "Maine" surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels. The warped and twisted remains show how thoroughly this immense...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
Date:1898
Film, Video
U.S. troops landing at DaiquirÃ, Cuba
United States troops landing at DaiquirÃ, Cuba | U.S. troops landing at Baiquiri, Cuba
"These are the first U.S. troops to land on Cuban soil, June 22, 1898. The picture shows a long perspective view of the pier at Baiquiri [sic], the point chosen so strategically...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
Date:1898
Film, Video
Troops making military road in front of Santiago
U.S. troops making artillery road in Santiago, 1898
"Here is a detail of the 34th Michigan Regiment engaged in road making. Under command of Captain Dodd of Troop E, 3rd Regular Cavalry, they are road making, that the siege guns...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1898
Film, Video
Morro Castle, Havana Harbor
Panoramic view, showing entrance to Havana Harbor and Morro Castle
"A most excellent picture of the grim old fortress which stands at the entrance of Havana Harbor. The high ramparts and lofty battlements look very formidable. Parts of the stronghold date back...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly - Decker, Karl C.
Date:1898
Film, Video
N.Y. Journal despatch yacht "Buccaneer"
New York Journal despatch yacht "Buccaneer" | N.Y. Journal dispatch yacht "Buccaneer" | New York Journal dispatch yacht "Buccaneer"
"Shows the despatch boat of the "New York Journal" steaming through the water, having aboard the war correspondents. This is one of the fastest yachts engaged in the business. She approaches rapidly...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
Date:1898
Film, Video
Packing ammunition on mules, Cuba
"Dotting the horizon on the right of the picture is the great fleet of transports, while scattered all along the beach and piled high to the left are hundreds upon hundreds of...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
Date:1898
Film, Video
Burial of the "Maine" victims
Burial of "Maine" victims | Funeral of nine of the victims of the "Maine" disaster
"Taken at Key West, Fla., March 27, 1898. First comes a detachment of sailors and marines in the left foreground, while at the right is seen a crowd of small colored boys,...
Contributor:
Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly - Decker, Karl C.
