Alternate title: | Anchor of the ill-fated Battleship "Maine", erected as a monument over the graves of the Maine victims, Arlington National Cemetery |
Summary: | Anchor of the ill-fated Battleship "Maine", Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1901-1907. Caption reads: "A significant memorial at Arlington Cemetery is the anchor of the United States Battleship which was blown up in Havana harbor in February 1898. Under this anchor repose the remains of 163 men of the "Maine's" crew, brought from Havana, Cuba, and reinterred at Arlington in December 1898." Postmark date: June 4, 1907; Postcard number: 2330; Message included. |
Provider: | Raphael Tuck & Sons |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | Europe |
German Empire |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Arlington |
Topical subjects: | Tombs & sepulchral monuments |
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) |
Maine (Battleship)
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Anchors |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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