(NAVY) A Loeffler photographer Photograph of the USS Maine

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(NAVY.) A. Loeffler, photographer. Photograph of the USS Maine. Albumen print, 12 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches, on original card mount captioned "U.S. Battleship Maine, with photographer's copyright in negative; minor wear and foxing including a faint scuff near the copyright. No place, 1896

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The Maine was launched in 1889, but not commissioned until 1895, not long before this photograph was taken. It was destroyed by a mysterious explosion on 15 February 1898 in Havana, Cuba, the incident which sparked the Spanish-American War.