Caribbean Sea Gallery

Naval battle off Puerto Rico, Spanish-American War

U.S. Navy cruiser "St Paul" shelling Spanish destroyer "Terror" off San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1898.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Mount Pelee destruction in Martinique, 1902

Street scene in St. Pierre after the eruption of Mount Pelee, Martinique, 1902.
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Rescue of a Spanish crew by American sailors, Battle of Santiago

Sailors of the Spanish warship "Oquendo" rescued by the USS "Gloucester" crew off Santiago, Cuba, 1898.
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