2021-05 Raynors HCA Live
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/22/2021
Group of fifteen photographs, sepia tone, 5"x7" of various scenes pertaining to the U.S.S. Maine. All identified on verso with lengthy descriptions in period ink. Includes "The hulk of the old Battleship 'Maine' leaving Havana Harbor on her last cruise in tow of the U.S. Naval tug 'Osceola' March 16, 1912." and "burial" of "The old Battleship Maine"; "removal of the caskets containing the 'Maine' victims, for burial in Arlington." Many more. Fine condition. USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor in February 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April. American newspapers, engaging in yellow journalism to boost circulation, claimed that the Spanish were responsible for the ship's destruction. The phrase, "Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!" became a rallying cry for action. Although the Maine explosion was not a direct cause, it served as a catalyst that accelerated the events leading up to the war.
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