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| Title | U.S.S. OREGON, Tacoma, July 3, 1897 |
| Photographer | Waite, Alvin H. (Alvin Henry), 1862-1929 |
| Date | 1897 |
| Notes | Notes in inventory: Tacoma, Wash. U.S.S. Oregon.
The USS OREGON was one of the newest American battleships in 1898. Her run from the Pacific to the Atlantic at the outbreak of hostilities was a highlight of the conflict. OREGON took part in the destruction of the Spanish Fleet at Santiago, Cuba, and is credited for actions against the Spanish vessels INFANTA MARIA TERESA, VISCAYA, ALMIRANTE OQUENDO, PLUTON, and FUROR in that engagement.
PH Coll 291.243 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Battleships--Washington (State)
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Oregon (Battleship)
Commencement Bay (Wash.)
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| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Digital Collection | Alvin H. Waite Photographs
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| Order Number | WAT105 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Alvin H. Waite Photograph Collection. PH Coll 291
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| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 150 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003. |
