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  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 142
    McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 142

    Caption: "Buriel [sic] of the U.S.S. Bennington Victims. -- Fort Rosecrans." Shows a grave site with dozens of caskets ready for burial. A priest and two altar boys stand at one side of the caskets, while a large group of U.S. Navy sailors looks on from the other side. While sailing from port in San Diego on the morning of July 21, 1905, the boiler of the USS Bennington exploded, killing sixty-six of her crew. The victims were laid to rest in the cemetery at Fort Rosecrans. See also 96-07-08-alb08-217.

    Date: 1905-07-23

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 166
    McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 166

    Caption: "The Netherlands," shows the Netherlands Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-142.

    Date: 1915