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Photo #: NH 79927-KN (Color) Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 USS Olympia opens fire at the start of the action. Colored print, after an artwork by Robert Hopkin, published in Deeds of Valor, Vol. II, p.68, by the Perrien-Keydel Co., Detroit, Michigan, 1907. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 82,074 bytes; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 85768-KN (Color) Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Painting by Fred S. Cozzens, depicting the U.S. battle line turning while in action, with USS Olympia leading. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, donation of Mrs. F. Parotto. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 64,421 bytes; 900 x 530 pixels For best printing results, set printer on "landscape". |
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Photo #: NH 78266 Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 A rather fanciful impression of the action, depicting USS Olympia, at left, and the Spanish cruiser Reina Cristina, at right, engaged in a gunnery duel. The original, from an artwork by F. Fetherstone, 1898, was printed on a stereograph card. Courtesy of Commander Donald J. Robinson, USN(MSC), 1973. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 88,714 bytes; 590 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: USN 902596 "The Battle of Manila", 1 May 1898 Print after a painting by Marshall Johnson, circa 1898, depicting USS Olympia in the center. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 106,086 bytes; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: NR&L(O) 18227 Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Photograph of a contemporary artwork, depicting USS Concord in action during the Battle. Courtesy of Mr. L.Y. Spear, Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, 1948. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 60,352 bytes; 740 x 580 pixels |
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Photo #: NR&L(O) 18226 Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Photograph of a contemporary artwork, depicting USS Petrel in action during the Battle. Courtesy of Mr. L.Y. Spear, Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, 1948. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 61,642 bytes; 740 x 580 pixels |
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Photo #: NR&L(O) 18224 Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Photograph of a contemporary artwork, depicting the Spanish fleet in action during the Battle. The Spanish flagship Reina Cristina is at left. Cavite is at right. Courtesy of Mr. L.Y. Spear, Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, 1948. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 69,344 bytes; 740 x 590 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 1256 "The battle of Manila", 1 May 1898 Contemporary halftone print after an artwork by W.G. Wood, originally reproducted by courtesy of F.A. Munsey. It depicts the Spanish ships at left (l-r): Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Reina Cristina. The Cavite batteries are in the center distance. At right are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore, USS Raleigh, USS Olympia and USS Concord. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 58,208 bytes; 740 x 445 pixels |
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Photo #: NR&L(O) 21068 Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Drawing by Alfonso Sanz, 1898, depicting the Spanish fleet under fire during the Battle. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 59,388 bytes; 740 x 410 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 79948 Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Halftone reproduction of an artwork by E.T. Smith, 1901, depicting a boat party from USS Petrel setting fire to Spanish gunboats near the battle's end. The party was under the direction of Chief Carpenter's Mate Franz A. Itrich, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for this operation. Copied from Deeds of Valor, Vol.II, page 354, published by the Perrien-Keydel Co., Detroit, Michigan, 1907. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 94,444 bytes; 740 x 595 pixels |
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