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Waiting for the Gates to Open

Frederick Victor Gillam, 1867 - 1920

In April 1898, the United States declared war on Spain in a bid to end Spanish dominion over colonies in the Caribbean and Asia. Two territories, Cuba and Puerto Rico, were of particular economic and strategic value.

Date

published October 1, 1898

Type

Print

Medium

Chromolithograph on paper

Department

NPG

Institution

National Portrait Gallery

Object number

npg_AD_NPG.77.14

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution