Film, Video Wreck of the battleship "Maine" Wreck of the "Maine" in Havana Harbor

About this Item

Title: Wreck of the battleship "Maine"
Other Title: Wreck of the "Maine" in Havana Harbor
Summary: "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 mass of iron and steel was blown out of all semblance of a vessel. The background of this picture is formed by the shores of Havana Harbor, and as the yacht moves around, a panoramic view of the shores adds an interesting feature"--Edison films "war extra" catalog.
Contributor Names: Paley, William Daly, 1857-1924, camera.; Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress); Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published: United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1898.
Subject Headings: - Maine (Battleship)--Explosion, 1898; - Shipwrecks--Cuba--Havana
Genre: Actualities (Motion pictures); Silent films; Short films; Nonfiction films
Notes: - 25323 U.S. Copyright Office; - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Apr1898; 25323.; - Original main title lacking.; - Camera, William Paley.; - Duration: 0:49 at 16 fps.; - "Spanish-American War"--Early motion pictures.; - Paper print shelf number (LC 0229) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.; - Filmed ca. March 17-April 1, 1898, in Havana Harbor, Cuba.; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.; - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p.413; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 371; Edison films "war extra" catalog, May 10, 1898, p. 7 [MI].; - Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.; - 35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 9299 to FZA 2637.
Medium: viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (24 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (58 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.; dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (24 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (58 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.; master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 25 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; paper pos 1 roll (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.; paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location: FLA 3243 (viewing print); FEC 2872 (viewing print); FRA 0566 (dupe neg pic); FZA 2637 (dupe neg pic); FRB 0670 (master pos pic); Box 0369F (paper pos); Box 5557F (paper pos, copy 2)
Repository: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/sawmp.0229
Library of Congress Control Number: 98500970
Online Format: image; video
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/98500970
Additional Metadata Formats: MARCXML Record; MODS Record; Dublin Core Record

Rights & Access

Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is providing access to the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures for educational and research purposes. The Library is not aware of any copyrights or other rights associated with this Collection. However, users should note that the written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

U.S. Troops Landing at Daiquirí, Cuba; Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago; Pack Mules with Ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba; and 25th Infantry are reproduced here courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

More information about American Memory and Copyright.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Paley, William Daly, Camera, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. Wreck of the battleship "Maine". United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1898. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/98500970/.

APA citation style:

Paley, W. D., Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1898) Wreck of the battleship "Maine". United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98500970/.

MLA citation style:

Paley, William Daly, Camera, et al. Wreck of the battleship "Maine". United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1898. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98500970/>.

More Films, Videos like this

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.
- 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
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
Military camp at Tampa, taken from train
Military camp, Tampa, panoramic view "A wide plain, dotted with tents, gleaming white in the bright sunshine. Soldiers moving about everywhere, at all sorts of duties. In the background looms up a big cigar factory; giving the...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
- Date: 1898
Film, Video
10th U.S. Infantry, 2nd Battalion, leaving cars
Tenth United States Infantry, Second Battalion, leaving cars | 10th U.S. Infantry and Battalion leaving cars "American infantry troops dressed in field uniforms of the Spanish-American War can be seen close to the foreground of the camera position. Three companies of men, in columns of fours, march by...
- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Paley, William Daly
- Date: 1898