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Description
This monument in Bangor commemorates the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana, Cuba in 1898 which touched off the Spanish-American War. The monument is located in Davenport Park at the corner of Main and Cedar streets.
The caption reads, "Shield from Battleship "Maine" sunk in Havana Harbor, 1898, Bangor, Maine."
The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1930-1945.
About This Item
- Title: Shield from Battleship "Maine" Bangor, ca. 1935
- Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Linen texture postcard
- Dimensions: 14 cm x 9 cm
- Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine (Battleship No. 10)--Commemoration
- Ships--Equipment and supplies
- Monuments & memorials--Maine--Bangor
- Postcards--Maine
- Spanish-American War, 1898
- Advertising--1930-1945
- Tourism--Maine
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