Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2239, How the Spaniards Fought Under Cover.

Publication

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front: Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 11 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.; Origformat: Artifact
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Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 11 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2239, "How the Spaniards Fought Under Cover."

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.340

Description

An issue of Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2239, it was copyrighted by the Arkell Publishing Company in New York on August 11, 1898. The front cover features a photograph of Spanish soldiers in a trench with the title "How the Spaniards Fought Under Cover." and the caption "They hid in the trenches, behind barbed wire fences, where they could not be seen and could be reach only with great difficulty." The photograph was taken by J.C. Hemmet, who had two Spanish prisoners go back to the trenches for the photograph. The photograph was copyrighted by W.R. Hearst. At the top it reads "This number includes a remarkable photographic story of the Santiago Campaign."

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL