The photo dates to before 1922. The caption reads: A general view of the cause of the Spanish-American War, the cofferdam built to permit a thorough examination, which proved the theory that the disaster was caused by a sunken mine or torpedo. After this inspection, the wreck was cut up, floated out, and sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: 1890s, 19th, american, century, cofferdam, gulf, harbor, havana, maine, mexico, ship, spanish, war, wreck