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Idaho Volunteers near Caloocan, waiting to be called to the front, Philippine Islands

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Title: Idaho Volunteers near Caloocan, waiting to be called to the front, Philippine Islands
Contributor: [none noted]
Date Created and/or Issued: 1899
Publication Information: Strohmeyer & Wyman
Underwood & Underwood
Los Angeles: Occidental College Library, 2008
Contributing Institution: Occidental College Library
Collection: Occidental College Stereographs
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Medium shot of a loose line of soldiers awaiting orders. They hold their rifles at side and wear stern expressions. Several buildings appear in the background.
The sinking of Battleship Maine in Havana harbor in 1898 was followed by protests that sparked the declaration of War on Spain on April 24. Call for volunteers brought more than 100,000 men from training camps. There are more stereographs of this war than any other-Underwood & Underwood alone published more than 2,000 images.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 18 x 9 cm.
Identifier: [none noted]
Sckla0052
http://callimachus.org/cdm/ref/collection/p131301coll1/id/167
Language: English
Subject: Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Philippines
Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902
Soldiers
Battle camp
Firearms
Soldiers, camp site, Idaho Volunteers, Philippine Islands, military camp
Place: New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas
Source: Occidental College Library.
Relation: Special Collections. Charles D. Klamm Stereograph Collection. (sckla)

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