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Site of major encounter during U.S. invasion of Vera Cruz, Mexico. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Veracruz

artolog: Thanks very much for linking to more information. We will add to the caption for this image when we update the record.

love the facial expression on the two men to the right

warandgame.com/2009/08/18/the-veracruz-incident/ describes the events of April 21, 22, when the Chester was involved at Vera Cruz.

This looks to be: www.pbase.com/carlos1_photo/image/29699948 From www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/mxg.htm Veracruz (Convento de San Francisco, Faro Benito Juárez) 1872. Inactive since 1910. Approx. 23 m (75 ft) square masonry clock tower at one corner of the 2-story Convento de San Francisco, a 17th century convent and church. ... It was in this building that Benito Juárez promulgated laws reforming the Mexican constitution in the late 1850s. Still recognized as having been a lighthouse, the tower is now called the Faro Benito Juárez. The building is now a historical museum. Located at the foot of the Calle Benito Juárez y Morelos in downtown Veracruz. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: City of Veracruz(?). ARLHS MEX-144.

I like the uniform on the police man in the back ground.

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Fantastic.

Was going to ask whether this was from the Zeppelin attack, then saw the set description that confirmed it. A fantastic collection, and a worthy addition to the Commons: could I ask the librarians to add a little more detail to the individual photo pages?

Fantastic photo!!




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