Maine as it is now. Havana, Cuba

Postcard

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Key West Art & Historical Society

"Maine" as it is now. Havana, Cuba: © Key West Art & Historical Society
"Maine" as it is now. Havana, Cuba

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

"Maine" as it is now. Havana, Cuba

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.2076

Description

Postcard depicting the shipwreck of the USS MAINE on the bottom of Havana Harbor. The caption reads, ‘"Maine” as it is now. Havana, Cuba’. The message on the verso reads, ‘Dear Sidney, Here are some cards for your collection. The wreck is still in the harbor and except for the flag, looking about as this does. The front is coming in this morning. It was awfully rolly last night but none of the Morrises got sea-sick. F.M.’ The card is addressed to Sidney Newell, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., and is postmarked Habana, August 24, 1909.

Subject Person/Organization

United States Navy

Subject Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Continent

North America

Collection

Postcard Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Good