Spanish-American War. United States troops including Ninth Cavalry Regiment African American soldiers in Cuba. (Officers and soldiers of the Ninth Cavalry were African Americans, and sometimes referred to as "Buffalo Soldiers".) 9th Cavalry troops debark from a transport ship. Other soldiers wait near the transport as they debark. 9th Cavalry troops walk along wharves near the water. (Edison Company, 1898)
A black sow and her sucklings in a baarnyard in the United States. The white sucklings gather near their mother. The sow is busy eating. The suckings stay in a cluster behind her. (Edison Company, 1898).
A man work chopping wood in a yard near a street in residential neighborhood. Another man arrives with a basket in hand. A woman thanks the man chopping wood. Two other men arrive and start a fight . All the men engage in the fight. The woman returns with children and dogs who scamper about. The woman tries to break up the fight by striking the participants with a piece of wood. (Edison Company, 1898)
Scenes of the Spanish American War, Cuban and Puerto Rican Campaigns, in the year 1898. U.S. troops coming ashore in small boats, assembling on the beach, and advancing inland, during the Spanish American War U.S. infantry capture the San Juan Blockhouse where the Spanish flag is lowered and the American flag is raised.
Procession of floats at the Golden Jubilee celebration of San Francisco, California in 1898. Crowds of people watch the parade in the foreground. Four white horses draw the first float with school girls and some adults wearing historical costumes. Six mules draw the next float carrying a corps of fire fighters. A boy’s head partially obscures the view. San Francisco girls in white dresses and Alpine hats ride horses, passing through the immense throngs of on-lookers. They are followed by a float drawn by white horses. Chinese residents of San Francisco carry banners and flags in the procession. They are followed by an immense Chinese float. A beautiful arch is seen in the background.
First Regiment, California Volunteers, boarding the Pacific Mail steamer, SS City of Peking, to serve in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The troops board the steamer at the dock First Street between Brannan and Townsend streets in San Francisco, California. Relatives waving United States flags bid the troops goodbye in the foreground. The troops are seen climbing the gangplank with their travel kits and rifles. At least one woman in the crowd raises a handkerchief to her eyes. The troop ships SS Australia and SS City of Sydney departs San Francisco for Manila, Philippines. Troops are seen on the deck of SS Australia. Two harbor tugs escort the SS City of Sydney. The steamships depart San Francisco on May 25, 1898.