Cemetery with a Memorial to the Victims of the Sinking of the U.S. Battleship Maine from the Citizens of Key West

Creator

Burgert Brothers

Files

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Creation Date

1950

Time Period

circa 1950

Abstract

People place flowers and wreaths near the U.S.S. Maine memorial. The memorial reads "In Memory of the Victims of the Disaster of U.S. Battle-ship 'Maine' in Havana Harbor February 18, 1908." and "Erected by Citizens of Key West, Fla."

Alt Text

A statue of a person holding a spear stands on a pedestal in a cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and trees. People are gathered around the gravesites, with some placing flowers on them.

Keywords

Cemeteries, Sepulchral monuments

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Monroe County (Fla.); Key West (Fla.); Florida Keys (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Burgert Brothers Collection of Tampa Photographs

Box

11

Folder

43

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

Title supplied by cataloger.; Printed from negative L10-24.

Identifier

B29-l-00000010-24

Recommended Citation

Burgert Brothers, "Cemetery with a Memorial to the Victims of the Sinking of the U.S. Battleship Maine from the Citizens of Key West" (1950). Burgert Brothers Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 126.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/burgert/126