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.
Cuban volunteers depart Tampa, Florida to participate in the Spanish-American War. The Cuban volunteers carry rifles and their bedrolls as they walk on gangway to board a ship. The first United States troops land in Cuba. View of the pier at Daiquirí, Cuba. Coal dumps and ore elevators from a mining company are seen at the end of the wharf. Soldiers lead pack mules carrying supplies and ammunitions in Santiago de Cuba. The 34th Michigan Regiment under command of Captain Dodd of Troop E, 3rd Regular Cavalry are working with picks and shovels to build a road.
U.S. Navy ship USS Texas sailing the Hudson River, passing by Riverside Park- the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States. The background shows the white dome of the General Grant National Memorial or Grant’s Tomb (W 122nd St &, Riverside Dr, New York, 10027) on the hill crest.
A three-quarter front view of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island (present day Liberty Island) in New York City, United States, in the late 1800s.
United States Navy cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) leads a naval parade celebrating the arrival of Commodore George Dewey in New York Harbor after the Spanish-American War. The Olympia steams up the Hudson River with Commodore Dewey on board. Other ships follow the Olympia. A small boat sailing in front of the Olympia.
Arrow points to United States territory of Puerto Rico. Aerial view of a city in Puerto Rico. A cement factory in Puerto Rico. Factory silos with the words “Puerto Rico Cement” written on them. A man places a sack in the machine as a packed bag of cement rolls from the conveyor belt. Coconut trees outside a factory. Man walking inside a factory. Sacks of cement exported from Puerto Rico. Men loading sacks of cement into ships. Buildings and cars in downtown San Juan. Newspaper article titled “Puerto Rico cited in U.N. as a model”.
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