Title:
One of the powerful guns of the Luneta Battery. These guns were leveled on Dewey's Fleet off Cavite, when Dewey threatened
to lay the city in ashes if these guns were fired. So the breech blocks were removed and the guns abandoned.
Creator:
Not Known
Events
War
Spanish-American War
Equipment
Arms & armaments
Artillery (Weaponry)
Cannons
Luneta Battery
Description:
One of the powerful guns of the Luneta Battery. These guns were leveled on Dewey's Fleet off Cavite, when Dewey threatened
to lay the city in ashes if these guns were fired. So the breech blocks were removed and the guns abandoned.
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood
Contributor:
Gifford M. Mast
Date:
[Date not indicated]
Type:
Photography
Format:
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.
Identifier:
1996.0009.X48793
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Asia
Philippines
Cavite
Cavite
Pilipinas
Latitude: 122 00 E
Longitude: 13 00 N
Rights:
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One of the powerful guns of the Luneta Battery. These guns were leveled on Dewey's Fleet off Cavite, when Dewey threatened
to lay the city in ashes if these guns were fired. So the breech blocks were removed and the guns abandoned.