Original U.S. Spanish-American War USS Maine Havana Recovered “Going Ashore” Navy Flat Hat with Provenance - “Remember the Maine” Manufacture Type_New Made Items If you watch a movie

If you watch a movie and see troops lighting up a cigarette

Tragically their leader

They are taped on the inside to keep them from moving

fighting in New Guinea and in the Philippines

The "beard" of the axe would also have been useful in battle

Original U.S. Spanish-American War USS Maine Havana Recovered “Going Ashore” Navy Flat Hat with Provenance - “Remember the Maine” Manufacture Type_New Made Items If you watch a movieOriginal Item. One of a Kind. REMEMBER THE MAINE! The battlecry echoes even to this day! It was the incident that led to the SpanishAmerican War, a relatively brief conflict lasting just under 4 months. It was the conflict that announced the arrival of the United States as a world power. Often overlooked however is the fate of the U. S. S. Maine (ACR 1) itself, which had sunk in Havana Harbor, occupying valuable space. It was not until 1910 that an