Original glossy 13.5 x 9.75 photo of the burial procession for the last crew members recovered from the USS Maine, showing the massive cortege making its way to Arlington National Cemetery for the funeral service. Pencil notations on the reverse: "67 Bodies of the dead Sailors & Marines recovered from the Battleship Maine, after lying in Havana Harbor for 14 years." In very good condition, with a tear to the top edge, and scattered overall creasing. On February 15, 1898, a mysterious explosion destroyed the USS Maine while anchored in Havana Harbor; a total of 261 officers, sailors, and marines perished. In 1908, President Taft signed into law the bill ‘Raising of battleship Maine,’ which enacted the funding and recovery of the remaining bodies.
