Rarely seen photos of the Spanish-American war found by U.S. Navy deep in neglected archive

UK Daily Mail ^ | May 9, 2014 | Jennifer Newton

[C19fan]

Rare pictures of the U.S. Navy taken during the Spanish-American war have been unearthed after being found hidden away in storage by military archivists. A box, containing about 150 original glass plate photographs, was uncovered at the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington DC, featuring images of all aspects of the war from logistics to diplomacy. They were only brought to light again when the photo archive team was preparing for a major renovation and archivists Dave Colamaria and Jon Roscoe stumbled across the pictures.

[Parmenio]

Freepers, please go to the Daily Mail web page and down-vote the anti-American comments.

[Genoa]

I like the American sailors with the Duck Commander beards!

[Graewoulf]

Thanks. I had a shirt-tail relative who fought in that War, and made it back ok.

[WILLIALAL]

I tried to leave a comment but it says something is wrong try again later.

[skeeter]

The Spanish American war really was America's one imperialistic adventure, but you could easily argue that these colonies were much better off under American control than under Spanish.

But whats really a hoot is reading criticisms about American imperialism from Brits.

[Boonie]

Just read the comments under the article...
Brits and Spaniards both badmouthing the USA....

That’s fine...continue doing this until you need our help...
THEN we are good and benevolent..

You damn bunch of hypocrits!!!!!!

[Red_Devil 232]

Which box do I use to down-vote, right or left? My browser does not indicate which box is an up or down vote.

[Parmenio]

The one on the right side is the down vote.

[oldbrowser]

The Spanish American war really was America's one imperialistic adventure

Hawaii was another.

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks. I have voted.

[married21]

We inherited a stereopticon and some of the “slides” that it uses. They include a series from the Philippines in this war, mostly hospital shots. good insight into a war we don’t think about much.

[ozarkgirl]

I tried to leave a comment but it says something is wrong try again later.

That's what it said to me. Someone said "an early example of American Imperialism" and you just want to say "Yeah, the UK would never do that". They had a huge empire at one time - guy's an idiot.

[Boonie]

Yeah...What was it the arrogant Brits used to say???

“The sun never sets on the British Empire!”

[NFHale]

My wife’s grandfather was 15 when he ran away from home and joined the US Navy.

He was there. We have letters addressed to him with “Spanish-American War Veteran’s Association” letterhead on them.

[BenLurkin]

these colonies were much better off under American control than under Spanish.

MUCH better!

[PowderMonkey]

The days when a sailor was a sailor. See:A Sailor Ain’t a Sailor Anymore

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Just read the comments under the article...
Brits and Spaniards both badmouthing the USA....”

Ask them if they’d prefer speaking auf Deutsch. Twice.

[The Great RJ]

I am distantly related to Adm. George Dewey. I believe his flagship the USS Olympia is still afloat in Philadelphia.

[frithguild]

I believe his flagship the USS Olympia is still afloat in PhiladelphiaJust barely.