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Commander Dewey's great naval battle May 1, 1898, between the United States Asiatic Squadron of six war ships against eleven Spanish war ships under cover of a murderous fire from the Manila forts. The battle was like a volcanic hell. American loss - no ships, none killed and but few wounded. Spanish loss - forts demolished, eleven war ships completely destroyed, eight captured, 300 killed and 400 wounded.
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DEWEY'S GLORIOUS VICTORY United States - Spanish
Commander Dewey's great naval battle May 1, 1898, between the United States Asiatic Squadron of six war ships against eleven Spanish war ships under cover of a murderous fire from the Manila forts. The battle was like a volcanic hell. American loss - no ships, none killed and but few wounded. Spanish loss - forts demolished, eleven war ships completely destroyed, eight captured, 300 killed and 400 wounded.
American
1898
Medium/Technique
Line block on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.9206
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: undivided. Mint.
Complete War Series
Tofft & Co., Publishers 1534 3d Ave., New York City
UNITED STATES WAR SOUVENIR
Complete War Series
Tofft & Co., Publishers 1534 3d Ave., New York City
UNITED STATES WAR SOUVENIR
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)