A Guide to Spanish-American War Photographs , 1898 #10955

A Guide to Spanish-American War Photographs 1898 War, Spanish-American Photographs, 1898 10955

A Guide to Spanish-American War Photographs 1898

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10955

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10955

Title

Spanish-American War Photographs 1898

Physical Characteristics

9 photographs: black & white; sepia, 20 x 25 cm.

Language

English

Abstract

Photographs of Spanish-American War encampment sites, soldiers, and civilians, taken in Prince William County, Va.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Spanish-American War Photographs, 1898, Accession #10955, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These photographs were purchased by the Library from Jerry N. Showalter, Bookseller, Ivy, Virginia, on June 4, 1990.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of nine sepia and black and white photographs, originally taken in 1898, of Spanish-American War encampment sites and soldiers in training in Prince William County, Virginia. Identified locations and persons include Thoroughfare Gap, Walnut Farm, Cloverland, Mill Park, members of the Heineken family, Edward F. Wilkens, and Newton Ball.