Spanish-American War: "Destruction of the U.S. Battleship Maine" chromolithograph by Kurz & Allison

Print entitled, "Destruction of the U.S. Battleship Maine," 1898. Chromolithograph. Kurz & Allison, Chicago, with stated 1898 copyright. Very graphically depicts the mysterious explosion in Havana Harbor that precipitated the Spanish-American War. Above, portraits of Admiral Montgomery Sicard and Captain Charles Sigsbee. Above left, "Location of the Maine--Havana Harbor." Above right, "Recovering Dead Bodies." Issued in the months following the disaster as pro-war propaganda. Excellent and scarce.