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Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Motion pictures and the war

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The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures

The US Library of Congress American Memory collection has released the Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures site. This site, released to coincide with the centennial of the sinking of the USS Maine, offers 53 motion pictures from the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, some by Thomas Edison. Subjects include troops, ships, notable figures, parades, and reenactments of...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/spanish-american-war-in-moti...
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The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures

This collection from the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress brings together 68 motion pictures, produced between 1898 and 1901, of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Revolution. In a very real way, the Spanish-American War was the first United States war in which the motion picture camera played a role. Visitors can look over the "Featured Items" to get a flavor of the...

https://www.loc.gov/collections/spanish-american-war-in-moti...