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Title
The surrender of Santiago, July 17, 1898
Names
Pérard, Victor Semon, 1870-1957 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1890s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1890s
Topics
Spanish-American War, 1898
United States -- 1890-1899
Shafter, William Rufus, 1835-1906
Surrenders -- Spanish -- Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba -- 1890-1899
Toral, Jose, General
Horses -- Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba -- 1890-1899
Military personnel -- Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba -- 1890-1899
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "After a little ceremony the two commanding generals faced each other, and General Toral, speaking in Spanish, said: 'Through fate I am forced to surrender to General Shafter of the American Army the city and strongholds of the city of Santiago.' General Shafter in reply said: 'I receive the city in the name of the Government of the United States.'"
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 14 x 20 cm. (5 3/4 x 8 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168689
Barcode: 33333159328836
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 612f9b70-c533-012f-4e59-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1870: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The surrender of Santiago, July 17, 1898" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ffc6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The surrender of Santiago, July 17, 1898" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ffc6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1899). The surrender of Santiago, July 17, 1898 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ffc6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The surrender of Santiago, July 17, 1898