Hoisting 6 inch Gun Shield, Wreck of U. S. Battleship "Maine"

Hoisting 6 inch Gun Shield, Wreck of U. S. Battleship "Maine"

Photograph

William H. Rau

Maker
American, 1855–1920

Universal Art Co.

Hoisting 6 inch Gun Shield, Wreck of U. S. Battleship "Maine"

1898
Gelatin silver print
Image (each): 3 3/16 × 3 1/16 in. (8.1 × 7.7 cm)
Mount: 3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (9 × 17.9 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1981.9172.0003
Inscriptions Printed on mount on recto, LC: F. A. Messerschmidt, GEN'L AG'T \ AND MANAGER, NAPERVILLE, ILLS.
Printed on mount on recto, RC: SOLD ONLY BY AGENTS OF \ The Universal Art Company
Printed on mount on recto, BR: Hoisting 6 in. Gun Shield. Wreck of U. S. Battleship "Maine." \ Copyrighted 1898, by William H. Rau.
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