The Spanish-American War in Cuba. Cuban refugees and United States soldiers gather at a camp for food. Cuban refugees wait for food in the camp. They gather with U.S. soldiers outside a small house. They all stand in a row at a place where the food is prepared.
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry “Rough Riders” headed by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt prepare for departure to Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The soldiers move boxes towards a steamship on a dock in Tampa, Florida.
Wreck of the USS Maine surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels in Havana harbor in Cuba. The wrecking boats tow the wreckage of the battleship away from the harbor. (Spanish American War period.)
Funeral procession for the victims of the USS Maine disaster in Havana, Cuba leading to the Spanish-American War. A detachment of sailors, United States Marines, and young boys preceding the procession. Nine hearses carry the coffins of the USS Maine victims, with the United States flag draped over each coffin. At the side of each wagon walk the pall bearers, surviving comrades, their heads bowed in bereavement. More naval officers and marines, and lastly a procession of carriages, followed by a large crowd on foot follow the hearses.
Cuban refugees or “Reconcentrados” escaping the regime of Spanish Governor General Valeriano Weyler in Cuba. Black and Hispanic Cuban refugees stand in line and hold tin dishes and cups as they wait. A group of officers from the nearby camp and several women are seen at one side.
Film by Thomas Alva Edison of Red Cross Ambulance in battlefield during the Spanish-American War. Officers giving direction. Injured soldiers carried to horse driven ambulance. People working wear gloves while carrying wounded soldiers.