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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.
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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.
Collection:
Keystone-Mast Collection
Contributing Institution:
UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography