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"The ‘Maine’ Wreck – from the Bridge – Havana Harbor,
Cuba (where 260 American Heroes died)." Stereoscopic view. New York: Underwood
& Underwood, 1898.
NYPL, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography
Collection, Robert N. Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views
This stereoscopic view was taken just after the explosion
of the Maine and shows the extent of the devastation. In 1912, the remains
of the ship were recovered from the bottom of Havana harbor. Sixty-four dead
were found in the wreck. At that time, a second official U.S. investigation
was conducted into the causes of the ship's destruction, and its conclusions
coincided with those of the 1898 U.S. inquiry. The Maine's hull was reconstructed
and then sunk with honors in the high seas.
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