Framed Span Am War Saloon Print

Framed lithograph titled, “Destruction of Admiral Cervera’s Fleet at Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1898. The lithograph was produced in 1898 by J. Hoover & Son, Philadelphia after a painting by Xanthus Smith. In 1898, Commodore Winfield Scott Schley defeated Counter-admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete and the Spanish Navy's Caribbean squadron. Schley served as the second-in-command of the U.S. fleet during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, a decisive naval engagement of the Spanish–American War. While the overall commander of the North Atlantic Squadron, Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, was temporarily away from the immediate battle lines at the start of the engagement, Schley directed the American forces from his flagship, the USS Brooklyn. The American forces completely destroyed Cervera's outgunned squadron, sinking or beaching all six Spanish ships, which effectively ended Spain's naval presence in the Caribbean and secured Cuban independence. These prints were favorites in bars and saloons across the U.S. This one is mounted under glass in a heavy gold frame. Overall in good condition, there is very slight paper damage at the center where sailors are in the water (see pics). Print measures 27” wide X 19” tall. Frame measures 40” wide X 31.5” tall.
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