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Cruiser "Marblehead"

This view of another vessel of Sampson's squadron is taken as she lies coaling at her wharf in Key West. It is a busy scene; coal passers, stevedores, sailors and officers all seem imbued with a spirit of hustle. All except the coons on the wharf, watching the work. One of them slowly gets up, stretches, yawns and walks off to the right scratching his head. The "Marblehead" distinguished herself at the bombardment of San Juan, Porto Rico; which makes the view a valuable momento of the occasion. Outlines of vessel are clear, and the wharf-loungers in the foreground are full life-size.

War Extra: Edison Films, 20/05/1898.