Sujet

The American steamship tug "Right Arm", Havana, Cuba, 1898. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The American steamship tug "Right Arm", Havana, Cuba, 1898. Tug boat belonging to the commercial salvage company contracted to recover the hull of the battleship USS Maine which sank after an explosion on 15 February 1898 in Havana harbour. The event, which occurred during the Cuban War of Independence, served as a pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1898.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/PRISMA ARCHIVO FOTOGRÁFICO, S.L.

Notre référence

HRM25A41_299

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,2Mo (1,4Mo) / 36,7cm x 20,6cm / 4339 x 2435 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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