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Battleship Maine
220203 Apr
1898. Havana Cuba harbor &
view from boat circling wreck of Battleship Maine partially sunk. Salvage barge is near it. Fair to poor picture quality.
220573 Wreck
of the Battleship 'Maine'
copyright 21Apr1898 Edison
Havana, Cuba Harbour.
View from ship in harbour, tracks sideways around the submerged hulk of the
battleship 'Maine', sunk in 1898. Ships and salvage barges.
220757 Remember
the Maine
Military parade
War – chronological by original copyright date where known (now in the public domain)
220846 Morro
Castle, Havana Harbor
copyrighted 21Apr1898
Circling track shot from ship showing round the castle at harbour entrance.
220844 Secretary
Long and Captain Sigsbee
copyrighted 21April1898
Captain Sigsbee commanded the 'Maine' until it sunk.
Men walking down stairs outside building and towards camera. Woman in BG w/ bicycle.
220573 US
Battleship 'Indiana'
copyright 21Apr1898 Edison
Camera tracks parallel to anchored battleship, starboard side. Men visible on deck and ''stores' lighter alongside being unloaded. US flag on stern.
220844 War
Correspondents
copyrighted 21April1898
Men running down street towards and past camera, carriage goes past. Wooden fronted buildings and wide
unpaved street, may be Cuba.
220573 Burial
of the 'Maine' Victims
copyright 21Apr1898 Edison
Men and children walk along a sunny road, horse-drawn carriages and hearses
pass by with marching sailors alongside. A procession of men on foot follows.
220846 Coloured
troops Disembarking
copyrighted 20May1898
Black soldiers disembarking from wooden-hulled ship tied to dock through
gangway, carrying rifles and bedrolls.
220851 US
Cavalry Supplies Unloading At Tampa, Florida
copyrighted 20May1898
Unloading by hand of military supplies in wagon from freight train car by men
in US cavalry uniform.
220846 Military
Camp at Tampa Taken From Train
copyrighted 20May1898
Tracking shot from moving vehicle with hundreds of tents and building in
background. troops in foreground.
220846 10th
US Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Leaving Cars
copyrighted 20May1898
At railway station, troops in formation march out of railroad cars, carrying rifles and bedrolls. A few civilians watch.
220851 9th
Infantry Boys' Morning Wash
copyrighted 20May1898
Group of soldiers washing shaving, watching camera in clearing under trees.
220867 Troops
Embarking at San Francisco
copyrighted 22Jun1898
Shot from behind spectators, including women in hats, soldiers embark at Embarcadero shed in full pack via the gangway.
Spanish - American War
220844 Transport
'Whitney' Leaving Dock
copyrighted 20May1898
Walking beam engine on side -
wheel ship leaving dock and
getting further and further from camera. Some men on deck wave.
220573 Cuban
refugees Waiting for Rations
copyright 20May1898
Women in large hats and veils and men in white suits with bandoleers wander
around in a compound.
220573 Pack
Mules With Ammunition On The Santiago Trail, Cuba
copyright June (?)1898 Edison
About fifty to a hundred mules
loaded with boxes led by cowboys
through landscape, trees in
background some walking, others astride mules, some in military uniform.
220573 Cuban
Volunteers Embarking
copyright 22Jun1898 Edison
Men carrying rifles and bedrolls boarding ship via gangway.
220844 Soldiers
Washing Dishes
copyrighted 22June1898
Some men in military uniform, others in civilian clothes, bringing cups and
cutlery to wash, tents and building in background. Actual washing not shown.
220573 Troops
Embarking At San Francisco
copyright 22Jun1898 Edison
At Embarcadero shed, crowds in foreground watch as soldiers climb aboard a ship
via a gangway.
220573 US
Troops Landing At Daiquiri, Cuba
copyright 22Jun1898 Edison
Dry dock close to large harbour and can be seen in background, as can part of
the ship. Soldiers disembark,
walking across a bridge towards camera.
220867 Troop
Embarking at San Francisco
copyrighted 22Jun1898
Shot from behind spectators, including women in hats, soldiers embark at Embarcadero shed in full pack via the gangway.
220851 Trained
Cavalry Horses
copyrighted 22Jun1898
In clearing, mounted horses doing exercises, falling to ground and getting up.
Horses part of troop F, 6th US Cavalry.
220573 Roosevelt's
Rough Riders Embarking for Santiago
copyright 22Jun1898 Edison
Soldiers in Spanish - American War uniforms, moving boxes towards a steamship
on the dock.
220844 Packing
Ammunitions on Mules, Cuba
copyright 5Aug1898
Loading boxes on mules, ships visible in harbour.
220846 Cuban
Ambush
copyrighted 05Aug1898
Troops appear through thick foliage in front of damaged stone building. Rifles are fired from building's. One ambushers in building is shot and
falls out. He is shot by soldiers
on ground.
220851 Major
General Shafter
copyrighted 05Aug1898
Military bivouac, 5th army commander general Shafter wearing white helmet on
horseback with escort on foot past camera.
220573 The
Fleet Steaming Up North River
copyright 20Aug1898 Edison
New York City's welcome of Admiral Sampson's fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay.
Naval Battleship and cruisers followed by tugs steaming up river, awaiting permission to act as
mooring aides.
Detail of ships from side with troops aboard as they moves past camera.
220573 Troops
Making Military Road In Front Of Santiago
copyright 03Sep1898 Edison
Troops with pickaxes and shovels in jungle, about a dozen men, two supervise on
horseback.
220846 General
Lee's Procession, Havana
copyrighted 20Jan1899
High angle of parade with crowd watching in tree-lined avenue, probably in
public park. Mounted troops followed by foot soldiers.
220846 Troops
at Evacuation of Havana
copyrighted 20Jan1899
Shot over the heads of crowd watching, troops in formation pass in formation on
front of stone building, leaving Cuba for the USA. US and Cuban flags are visible. Spectators also on roof of building.
220573 Astor
battery On Parade
copyrighted 27Jan1899 Edison
On wide avenue, mounted policemen followed by marching band, then soldiers carrying rifles. Crowd watching from pavement and
windows of building.
Spanish - American War
220573 Advance
of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan
copyrighted 05Jun1899 Edison
Troops in white uniforms waving flag and firing rifles through thick
foliage. American soldiers
move towards them, carrying US
flag. One US troop carrying flag is shot, another picks up flag and
waves it triumphantly as they move forward.
Staged
220573 Capture
of the Trenches at Candaba (Canda Bar)
copyrighted 10Jun1899 Edison
Men in white uniform in trench surrounded by foliage firing rifles. They retreat and American troops move
into the trench, one soldier holding US flag, one on horseback.
Staged
220573 Skirmish
of Rough Riders
copyrighted 10Jun1899 Edison
Rough riders lying on road next top downed horse, occasionally firing a
pistol. Mounted American officer
in full regalia, carrying US flag, with other Rough Riders behind. Mounted men move forward and fire,
followed by infantry men who kneel and fire.
Staged
220576 President
Roosevelt's Rough Riders
President Roosevelt leading about 50 rough riders galloping. They reach camera and turn left of
frame.
220844 Raising
Old Glory Over Moro Castle
copyrighted 04Aug1899
Miniatures and painted backdrop of Moro Castle.
Replacing flag with US flag.
220632 Colonel
Funstan (i.e. Funston) Swimming the Baglag River
copyright 23Sep1899
Colonel with other men on raft takes off shirt, boots and dives into river towards rebels in white on river bank.
Both sides fire rifles. US
soldiers on raft unfurl US flag and wave as Spanish leave. US soldiers disembark. Staged
220537 Admiral
Dewey Receiving the Washington and
New York Committees
copyrighted 27Sep1899 Edison
Probably aboard Cruiser Olympia.
On deck of anchored flagship. Admiral Dewey and aides awaiting arrival of dignitaries.
Same as 'Admiral Dewey on Deck of Flagship (?)
220537 Admiral
Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committees on the US cruiser
'Olympia'
copyrighted 27Sep1899 Edison
Admiral Dewey saying goodbye to VIPs on deck of anchored flagship.
220846 'Vizcaya'
Under Full Headway
copyrighted 24Apr1903
Hull of ship with crew visible, going at great speed past camera. Shot from dock ?
220846 Wounded
Soldiers Embarking In Row Boats
copyrighted 24Apr1903
Short pier extending into sea, on which approx. 30 men in military uniform attempt to board a small boat,
with difficulty as there is some surf.
220576 Wreck
of the 'Vizcaya'
copyrighted 24 Aug 1903
Pan across a sunken ship's hull can resting on the bottom of shallow waters.
Could be miniature with painted backdrop.
220846 US
Battleship 'Oregon'
copyrighted 12Sep1903
Pan across large battleship moving on waters, some crew visible.
220851 Aguinaldo's
Navy
View from river bank of Sampans and outrigger boats going back and forth
carrying max 10 passengers, mostly poled along. Most have masts and furled sails. Building and palm trees in BG.
220851 Governor
Roosevelt and Staff
Land parade honouring Admiral Dewey, NYC
Theodore Roosevelt leads military parade on horseback, buildings visible in
BG. All officers and military on
horses.
Dewey Homecoming
220844 Historic
Feat, An
Pack of mules swimming in river to shore, being herded by wranglers.
220573 Reviewing
the 'Texas' At Grant's Tomb
Edison
Aboard vessel going North on Hudson River. Grant's Tomb in foreground, tugboat. Track to stern of large anchored battleship with US flag on
Flagstaff 'Texas' visible, we track alongside with sailors on deck gathered to
look at camera. Excursion steamer
passes between camera boat and 'Texas'
220573 Close
View of the 'Brooklyn', Naval Parade
Edison
Side view of battleship with sailors on deck.
Spanish - American War.
220748 [Spanish American War - Mule Pack Train Past Camera]
Spanish American War. Cowboys
driving string of pack mules past camera left to right in fairly close.
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