William C. Paley
1898
10th U.S. Infantry, 2nd Battalion Leaving Cars
Hurrah here they come! Hot, dusty, grim and determined! Real soldiers, every inch of them!…
1898
9th Infantry Boys' Morning Wash
"Imagine forty or fifty soldier boys each with a pail of water on the ground before him, s…
Battery B Arriving at Camp
When Battery B of the 4th U.S. Artillery came to Tampa, Fla., it meant business, and the p…
Battery B Pitching Camp
Soldiers setting up camp.
1898
Burial of the 'Maine' Victims
Views of the burial in Key West of victims of the USS Maine.
1898
Colored Troops Disembarking
The steamer 'Mascotte' has reached her dock at Port Tampa, and the 2nd Battalion of Colore…
1898
Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations
A group of escaped reconcentrados, saved from the fate of starvation imposed by the Butche…
1898
Cuban Volunteers Embarking
We see a dozen or so Cubans walking a plank onto a ship.
Cuban Volunteers Marching for Rations
Taken at the Cuban Volunteer Camp at West Tampa, Fla. Men are falling into line, two abrea…
1898
Major General Shafter
"The commander of the 5th Army Corps rides forward with a party of officers. He wears a wh…
1898
Military Camp at Tampa, Taken from Train
A wide plain, dotted with tents, gleaming in white in the bright sunshine. Soldiers moving…
Morro Castle, Havana Harbor
A most excellent picture of the grim old fortress which stands at the entrance of Havana H…
N.Y. Journal Despatch Yacht 'Buccaneer'
Shows the despatch boat of the 'New York Journal' steaming through the water, having aboar…
Pack Mules with Ammunition on the Santiago Trail, Cuba
"A great pack train approaches rapidly, following the gray bell-mule. Cowboys dash to and…
Packing Ammunition on Mules, Cuba
Dotting the horizon on the right of the picture is the great fleet of transports, while sc…
Roosevelt's Rough Riders Embarking for Santiago
American troops prepare for the invasion of Cuba.
Secretary Long and Captain Sigsbee
Taken at Washington, in front of the Navy Department, and shows Secretary of the Navy Long…
1898
Soldiers Washing Dishes
The title is as detailed as any description can get.
1898
Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket
A method soldier boys have for amusing themselves in their leisure moments. New comrades a…
Trained Cavalry Horses
This short film from the Edison Manufacturing Company shows, as the title pretty much sums…
Transport 'Whitney' Leaving Dock
This boat was the first one to leave for the South with troops. On board is a battalion of…
Troops Making Military Road in Front of Santiago
"Shows 34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel, preparing the way for passage…
1898
U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading at Tampa, Florida
Here is a freight train of thirty cars loaded with baggage and ambulance supplies for the…
1898
U.S. Troops Landing at Daiquiri, Cuba
"The first U.S. Troops to land, June 22, 1898. Transports in the distance. Soldiers clambe…
War Correspondents
Reporters rush to telegraph the latest war news.
1898
Wreck of the Battleship 'Maine'
Taken in Havana Harbor from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the 'Maine' surrounded…
1900
Automobile Parade
The famous Madison Square Garden forms the background of this excellent picture. A number…
Dick Croker Leaving Tammany Hall
A very lifelike picture of the famous New York politician and Tammany Hall boss. This pict…
Montreal Fire Department on Runners
First comes the Chief's sleigh with old-fashioned side runners, containing the Chief and h…