Captain Sigsbee with a Boat-Load of Coffins

Photograph

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Key West Art & Historical Society

Captain Sigsbee with a Boat-Load of Coffins: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Captain Sigsbee with a Boat-Load of Coffins

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Captain Sigsbee with a Boat-Load of Coffins

Entry/Object ID

2016.22.0058

Description

Black and white photograph of Captain Charles Sigsbee transporting coffins containing the bodies of sailors who died in the explosion of the USS MAINE in Havana Harbor.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

United States Navy, Sigsbee, Charles Dwight

Subject Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Continent

North America

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Date made

February 1898

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

5 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good