Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The back of the photo notes that this is Com. Gordon, U.S. Marine Corps, with a Gatling gun.
The photo was taken at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1898 when Spanish prisoners of war were housed there during the Spanish-American War.
About This Item
- Title: Com. Gordon, 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
- Gatling guns--1890-1900--Photographs
- United States. Marine Corps.
- United States--History--War with Spain, 1898
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Prisoners and prisons--Photographs
- Prisoners of war--Spain
- Prisoners of war--United States--Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (U.S.)
People
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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