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The Spanish America War in Motion Pictures contains "actualities"
filmed in the United States, Cuba, and the Phillippines. The films
show troops, ships, notable figures, and parades, as well as reenactments
of battles and other war-time events.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
The Motion
Picture Camera Goes to War: The Spanish-American War and the Phillippine
Revolution
The World of 1898:
The Spanish-American War
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
African American
Perspectives, 1818-1907
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
Great Earthquake
and Fire: San Francisco, 1897-1916
Inventing
Entertainment: The Edison Companies
Portraits
of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Taking
the Long View, 1851-1991
Theodore
Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film
Touring
Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Recommended additional sources of information.
America
at the Turn of the Century: A Look at the Historical Context
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
For more help with search words, go to The Spanish-American War
in Motion Pictures Subject
Index. For more search help, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
You can search descriptions and see a still clip of each film without
special viewers. However, to run the actual film, you may need a
special viewer. For help with viewers, go to American
Memory Viewer Information.
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