David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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Cavite Navy Yard, Philipp
Commemorative tablet, photographed sometime between 1917 and 1942. It marks the flagstaff on which the United States flag was first raised over the Philippines, at 8 AM on 3 May 1898. The tablet was erected and dedicated on 23 September 1917 by Post Ward Cheney No. 30, Veterans of the Foreign Wars, while Captain Edward Simpson, USN, was Yard Commandant.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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Cavite Navy Yard, Philipp
Photograph of the Machina Wharf, looking south from the roof of Building 24, 1900. Sheer legs are at left, by the small ship alongside the wharf. Note the sunken Spanish gunboat Marques Del Duero (1875-1898) in the right background.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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Cavite Navy Yard, Philipp
Flagstaff on which the first United States flag to fly over the Philippines was hoisted at 8 AM, 3 May 1898. Photograped circa 1915-16
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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USS Olympia (C-6)
View of the ship's forward 8"/35 gun turret, showing plaque between the guns commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898. Plaque ribbon inscription is "Gridley you may fire when ready". Photographed circa 1900. Note sailor in front of the turret, wearing a red cross armband.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Bombardment of Fort San A
Bombardment of Fort San Antonio de Abad, Malate, Philippines, 13 August 1898 Photograph showing damage to one of the fort's buildings, caused by U.S. Navy warship gunfire.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Capture of Fort San Anton
Capture of Fort San Antonio de Abad, Malate, Philippines, 13 August 1898 Photograph shows U.S. Army troops standing by two field guns in the fort, sometime after its capture. Man at left holds a Springfield "trap-door" carbine.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Admiral Cervera's fleet a
Admiral Cervera's fleet at anchor in the Cape Verde Islands, April 1898. Photographed between mid-April and 29 April, when Cervera's ships sailed for the West Indies. In the left backround (left to right) are the Spanish armored cruisers Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa, Cristobal Colon, and Viscaya. Several destroyers and torpedo boats are in the center and right. Three British Navy gunboats are also in this photograph. The first gunboat, behind the coal barges in left foreground, is probably HMS Pelican of the North America and West Indies Station.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Admiral Cervera's fleet i
Admiral Cervera's fleet in the Cape Verde Islands, April 1898. A Spanish torpedo boat destroyer photographed between mid-April and 29 April, when Cervera's fleet sailed from the Cape Verde Islands for the West Indies. This is either Terror, Furor or Pluton. One of the fleet's colliers is in the background.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Admiral Cervera's fleet i
Admiral Cervera's fleet in the Cape Verde Islands, April 1898. Spanish armored cruisers Cristobal Colon (left) and Vizcaya photographed between mid-April and 29 April, when they sailed for the West Indies.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Admiral Cervera's fleet i
Admiral Cervera's fleet in the Cape Verde Islands, April 1898. Spanish armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa photographed between mid-April and 29 April, when she sailed from the Cape Verde Islands for the West Indies.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Admiral Cervera's fleet i
Admiral Cervera's fleet in the Cape Verde Islands, April 1898. Spanish armored cruiser Almirante Oquendo photographed between mid-April and 29 April, when she sailed for the West Indies.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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USS Oregon (BB-3)
Photographic composite, by Allan J. Drugan, depicting her steaming through heavy seas on the way to Cuba in March-May 1898, as described by Captain Charles E. Clark.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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USS Monadnock (BM-3)
At sea between San Francisco, CA, and Manila, Philippine Islands, circa June-August 1898. Photographed from USS Nero (1898-1922), her escort on the trans-Pacific voyage.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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USS Charleston (C-2)
Halftone photograph, from a contemporary publication, showing Brigadier General Thomas B. Anderson, U.S. Army, and his staff visiting the cruiser at Honolulu, 2 June 1898. Anderson was in command of the first expedition of troops sent to the Philippines, convoyed by Charleston from Honolulu to Manila. He was a son of Major General Robert Anderson, who had commanded Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. Note breech of 6-inch gun and carved wooden entryway sideboard at left, and boat stowage overhead.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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USS Monadnock (BM-3)
In the Pacific Ocean during her voyage from San Francisco to Manila, 23 June - 16 August 1898. Photographed from USS Nero.
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