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NHF-088 USS Minnesota Collection

33 black and white images and postcards related to USS Minnesota (BB-22) at Cuba, 1911-1912. Boat races; shots of crew and civilians assembled on deck; a variety show; battleships underway at sea, and anchored in Guantanamo Bay; out of focus shot of battleships lit up at night; unidentified yacht; tent city at Camp Guantanamo; rifle range; baseball games including 1911 U.S. Atlantic Fleet Championship game and USS Minnesota baseball team posing with “Champs 1912” banner; landscape scenes around Cuba. Several images are duplicates.
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Title: USS Minnesota Collection
Caption: Collection Photo # NHF-088-B.01: Atlantic Fleet battleships underway, possibly in the vicinity of Cuba, circa 1912
Description: 33 black and white images and postcards related to USS Minnesota (BB-22) at Cuba, 1911-1912. Boat races; shots of crew and civilians assembled on deck; a variety show; battleships underway at sea, and anchored in Guantanamo Bay; out of focus shot of battleships lit up at night; unidentified yacht; tent city at Camp Guantanamo; rifle range; baseball games including 1911 U.S. Atlantic Fleet Championship game and USS Minnesota baseball team posing with “Champs 1912” banner; landscape scenes around Cuba. Several images are duplicates.
Accession #: NHF
Catalog #: NHF-088
Donor: Naval Historical Foundation
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
After this Year: 1909
Before this Year: 1913
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