Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2243, Naval Number.

Publication

McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front

Name/Title

Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2243, "Naval Number."

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.321

Description

An issue of Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2243. It was copyrighted by the Arkell Publishing Company on 110 Fifth Avenue and published in New York on September 8,1898. The front cover features two photographs of U.S. War ships. The top photograph is of the Massachusetts with the caption "The battleship Massachusetts off the battery - New York's Downtown "skyscrapers" in the background. The bottom photo is of the Texas with the caption "The rough and ready 'Texas' plowing her way back to Staten Island. At the top it reads "Next Week: The signing of the Peace Protocol that Ended the War with Spain. Double-page Photograph - Only One Taken." The bottom caption reads "New York's reception to the victorious fleet from Santiago Harbor."

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL