Wreck of the battleship "Maine" /

"Taken in Havana Harbor from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the "Maine" surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels. The warped and twisted remains show how thoroughly this immense mass of iron and steel was blown out of all semblance of a vessel. The background of this picture is formed by the shores of Havana Harbor, and as the yacht moves around, a panoramic view of the shores adds an interesting feature"--Edison films "war extra" catalog.
25323 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Apr1898; 25323.
Original main title lacking.
Camera, William Paley.
Duration: 0:49 at 16 fps.
"Spanish-American War"--Early motion pictures.
Paper print shelf number (LC 0229) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
Filmed ca. March 17-April 1, 1898, in Havana Harbor, Cuba.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p.413; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 371; Edison films "war extra" catalog, May 10, 1898, p. 7 [MI].
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 9299 to FZA 2637.