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USN 901315 Samoan Fans

Samoan Fans
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Title: Samoan Fans
Caption: Taken from a chief's hut in the village of Mataafa. This chief led the revolution against the British-American authority in the Samoan Islands 6 March to 22 May 1899. The fans were used to signal the British ship ROYALIST to fire over the defeated Anglo-American columns on the reef near Fagalii, Upolu, Samoa, on 1 April 1899. From the ROYALIST held the hostilities back until the survivors of the ambush were rescued
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Catalog #: USN 901315
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Medium: BW photograph
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