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Admiral Dewey Prints (2) & Metal Tray

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Admiral Dewey Prints (2) & Metal Tray
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3 pieces in this lot: 1)Metal tray with image of Admiral Dewey & schooner in background & telescopes. Slight rust at top left with some slight bending in outer edge. 11.75"; Bi-metallic breast badge,& medal lappell flag pin with "George Dewey" inscribed at bottom; 2) Framed, behind glass cloth picture with "The Hero of Manilla" inscribed. 23.5" x 24.5". Nice condition. 3) Framed, behind glass, Harper's Weekly featuring Commodore George Dewey, USN. Matted, blue & red colors. On the back of this frame is a period Harpers Weekly newspaper ads. Very nice condition. 15" x 19". Dewey was leading his seven warships and two support vessels into Manila Bay to attack Admiral Patricio Montojo’s Spanish Pacific Squadron. 1898. It would be the U.S. Navy’s first major naval engagement since the end of the Civil War, 33 years earlier. Very interesting lot. State: City: Date: HWAC# 72014