Spanish-American War Card game playing card 12C (front)
Origsize: 2.5 x 3.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact
Name/Title
Spanish-American War Card game playing card 12C
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.1861
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 12 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:
"What happened to some of the firemen? How long did the Colon keep beyond Schley's fire?
Answer: About an hour and a half.
What occurred when Schley's ships resumed fire? In what temperature did the firemen have to work?"
