Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Spanish prisoners from the Spanish-American War of 1898 were housed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
This image shows the departure of these prisoners, in the foreground one prisoner is carried out on a stretcher. 1. Spanish surgeon, 2. Med. Inspector Persons. U.S. Navy, 3. Lt. Col. Meade, U.S. Marine Corps, 4. Lieut. Angel Cervera, Spanish Navy, 5. Sergeant, U.S.M.C., 6. Spanish Chaplain.
About This Item
- Title: Prisoner departure, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1898
- Creation Date: 1898
- Subject Date: 1898
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Locations:
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, York County, ME
- Portsmouth, Rockingham County, NH
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 562
- Collection: Kittery Naval Yard photographs
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--United States--Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)
- Prisoners of war--Spain
- United States--History--War with Spain, 1898
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Prisoners and prisons--Photographs
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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