National Portrait Gallery
Waiting for the Gates to Open
Frederick Victor Gillam, 1867 - 1920 · published October 1, 1898
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.
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