Caption

A patriotic illustration entitled *America's Welcome to Dewey* from 1899, depicting the reception given to Admiral George Dewey following victory in the Spanish-American War. A personification of the USA (Columbia) presents Admiral George Dewey with a laurel wreath in honour of his military achievements. The illustration features marines, officers and a naval battle scene alluding to the successful operation in Manila Bay, American history, an authentic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I59_199

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

45.9Mb (15.3Mb) / 16.3in x 10.9in / 4902 x 3275 (300dpi)

Keywords

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