Source Scientific American Supplement, No. 1171 dated 11 June 1898.
From left to the right: marine-sailor equipped for boarding-commander-executive officer-officer of the marines in tropical uniform-sailor-artillerist in working uniform.
Spain and the USA were between 21 April-13 August 1898 involved in the Spanish-American War which was desastrous for Spain loosing her colonies Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines and with her fleet almost completely destroyed. . The war ended with signing on 10 December 1898 of the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
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