Invasion 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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Battle of Manila Bay, 1898

Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Hebrews crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land

Joshua leading the Jews across the Jordan River into Canaan, completing their flight from Egypt.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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