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The battle of Manila

Description: Image of the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898; American ships led by Rear Admiral George Dewey are shown firing on Spanish war ships; explosions and smoke partially obscure the view; bust-length portrait of Dewey in military uniform at bottom left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1898
Call number: priJLC_MIL_001273
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Battle of Mobile Bay, passing Fort Morgan and the torpedoes

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Image of the American Civil War naval Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864; Union forces under the command of Admiral David G. Farragut face off against Confederate ships and forts amidst explosions and smoke.

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The great fight at Charleston S.C. April 7th 1863

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Image of Union ships firing on Confederate forts near Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War; plumes of smoke rise above explosions as ships are hit in the crossfire.

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Image of General George Washington on horseback leading a charge during the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War in 1777; American troops advance, firing on the British at left; dead and wounded men litter the snowy ground; cannons fire and explosions are visible along the skyline.

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Our great American naval heroes

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Image of ten bust-length portraits with captions of American naval officers including Rear Admiral George Dewey, Captain French Ensor Chadwick, Captain Charles Vernon Gridley, Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee, Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, Captain Robley Dunglison Evans, Lieut. Richmond P. Hobson, Captain Charles Edgar Clark, and Commodore John Crittenden Watson; battle ships U.S.S. New York, U.S.S. Olympia, U.S.S. Brooklyn, and U.S.S. Oregon pictured in corners, anchors, cannons, and American and military flags in background.

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Image of the American Civil War naval battle which led to the Union capture of New Orleans, Louisiana, under the command of David G. Farragut in 1862; several ships and ironclads face off amidst explosions and smoke.

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Image of the Battle of Orleans, France, in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War; hundreds of German and Bavarian-French soldiers clash on the battlefield under Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia (at left) and General Charles-Denis Bourbaki of France (center); artillery and cannons, mounted soldiers, and men with rifles and bayonets attack; dead, wounded, smoke and explosions visible throughout scene.

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