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Photographer: J. J. Prats Postcard Collection
Caption: U. S. S. “Maine” Monument, Havana, Cuba
Additional Description: “Built by the people of Cuba in grateful memory of the crew of the illfated U. S. Battleship ‘Maine,’ which was blown up in the harbor of Havana, Feb. 1898. This catastrophe was an important factor in causing the United States to assist Cuba in her war for independence.” Undated postcard No. 12506 published by Roberts & Co., Havana, Cuba. Made in U.S.A.
Submitted: November 12, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p180607
File Size: 1.582 Megabytes

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