USS Newark (C-1)
USS Newark (C-1) coaling from a schooner, 1898. Though deteriorated, this photo shows an activity that was a frequent, and very dirty, reality of Spanish-American War naval operations. Copied from the collection of William D. Edwards, by courtesy of Robert W. Edwards, 1974.NH 80841
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