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English: U.S.S. OREGON, Tacoma, July 3, 1897   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Alvin H. Waite  (1862–1929)  wikidata:Q42319410
 
Alvin H. Waite
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 1862 Edit this at Wikidata 1929 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Iowa Seattle
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creator QS:P170,Q42319410
Title
English: U.S.S. OREGON, Tacoma, July 3, 1897
Description
English: 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)
  • Subjects (LCSH): Oregon (Battleship); Commencement Bay (Wash.)
Depicted place Tacoma, Washington
Date 3 July 1897
date QS:P571,+1897-07-03T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
134
Source
English: Alvin H. Waite Photographs Collection
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The author died in 1929, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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WAT105

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