Spanish-American War Card game playing card 4C (front)
Origsize: 5.5 x 8.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact
Name/Title
Spanish-American War Card game playing card 4C
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.1856
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 4 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 assistance did the enemy have? After heavy firing on both sides, what did Lieut. Sears report?
Answer: That the all the enemy's vessels were out and going westward.
What order did Schley give Capt. Cook of the Brooklyn? What followed the shot from the Iowa?"