Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba. The Cuba was in New York City to take part in the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which had exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1913, the monument was placed at the Columbus Circle and 59th Street entrance to Central Park in New York City. (Source: New York Times, Central Park Web site, and Flickr Commons project, 2009)Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).General information about the Bain Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbai
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows parade before the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which h...
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba. The Cuba was in New York City to take part in the unveiling c...
Photo shows officers of the ship Cuba, who were in New York City to take part in the unveiling cerem...
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba. The Cuba came to New York City to take part in the unveiling ...
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba with U.S. ships in background. The Cuba was in New York City t...
Photo shows construction of the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of H...
Photo shows officers of the ship "Cuba" who were in New York City to take part in the unveiling cere...
Photo shows parade before the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which h...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which had exploded in the...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows parade before the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which h...
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba. The Cuba was in New York City to take part in the unveiling c...
Photo shows officers of the ship Cuba, who were in New York City to take part in the unveiling cerem...
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba. The Cuba came to New York City to take part in the unveiling ...
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba with U.S. ships in background. The Cuba was in New York City t...
Photo shows construction of the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of H...
Photo shows officers of the ship "Cuba" who were in New York City to take part in the unveiling cere...
Photo shows parade before the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which h...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which had exploded in the...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows the memorial to the battleship Maine, which exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, duri...
Photo shows parade before the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which h...