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Battle During the Spanish-American War

  • 1898

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During the Spanish-American War, an American officer surveys a battle scene through binoculars. Fought in the Philippines and Cuba, the short war— which lasted from mid-April to mid-August, 1898—produced the United States’ first overseas empire.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.

National Archives Identifier: 598581

Full Citation: Photograph of Battle During the Spanish-American War; 1898; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/battle-spanish-american-war-binoculars/, March 30, 2026]

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