Seven men on deck of stick lighter, circa 1898; man in center probably Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937)

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
Cuba, Havana
1898
paper
4-1/4 x 6-1/4 in.

Silver gelatin print in photograph album 1964.520 of Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation salvage operations; stamped in negative lower right "386"; group of 7 men on deck of stick lighter, circa 1898; man in center probably Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937), naval hero who sank the collier MERRIMAC to partially block the harbor of Santiago, Cuba. See duplicate print 1964.520.224.

1964.520.224