Photo #: NH 1003
USS Hist (1898-1911)
U.S. and Cuban officers seated on the ship's after deck during
the Spanish-American War, 1898. Hist's Commanding Officer,
Lieutenant Lucien Young, is at right. Also present are Brigadier
General Leonard Wood, U.S. Army, and Cuban General Castillo.
Note searchlight mounted on the ship's stern.
The original photograph is mounted on a card embossed: "Erker
Bros., St. Louis".
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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