Wreck of USS MAINE, Havana, Cuba, 1898
gelatin print
PHOTOGRAPHSMerritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation; Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co.
Cuba, Havana
1898
paper
4-1/4 x 6-1/2 in.
Gelatin print in album 2008.28.3 of Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co.; handwritten in negative, "AT WORK ON THE/ WRECK OF/ U.S.S. 'MAINE'", and "COMPLIMENTS OF/ MERRITT & CHAPMAN/ DERRICK &/ WRECKING/ CO."; Havana, Cuba, 1898. See similar scenes 2008.28.3.60-68, .70; see duplicate print 1964.520.92.
2008.28.3.62