Spanish-American War Card game playing card 13C

Spanish-American War Card game playing card 13C  (front): Origsize: 2.5 x 3.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact
Spanish-American War Card game playing card 13C (front)

Origsize: 2.5 x 3.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Spanish-American War Card game playing card 13C

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.1858

Scope and Content

Playing card from a game consisting of a picture of the Spanish American War on the back and questions and answers on the front. The back of this card has a picture of Rear Admiral Schley at the Battle of Santiago Bay. The front of this card has a 13 in the upper left corner and a capital C in the upper right corner, in bold type. This card has the following questions and answers: "State the American losses? What made the small American loss seem miraculous? Answer: Because the Brooklyn was hit more than thirty times. How must we regard the fight at Santiago Bay? What was the Spanish loss in the fight?"

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL