This online exhibition presents drawings by William Glackens, an American artist who was sent to Cuba during the Spanish-American War to capture the action for McClure's Magazine. Published at a time when photographers had made documentary sketch artists virtually obsolete, Glacken's work represents the apotheosis of American graphic journalism.

This presentation provides resources and documents about the Spanish-American War, the period before the war, and some of the fascinating people who participated in the fighting or commented about it. Information about Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States is provided in chronologies, bibliographies, and a variety of pictorial and textual material from bilingual sources, supplemented by an overview essay about the war and the period. Among the participants and authors featured are such well-known figures as Presidents Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt, as well as Admiral George Dewey and author Mark Twain (United States), together with other important figures such as Antonio Maceo and José Martí (Cuba), Román Baldorioty de Castro and Lola Rodríguez de Tió (Puerto Rico), José Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo (Philippines), and Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and Ramón Blanco (Spain).

Search PPOC using the subject heading "Spanish-American War, 1898" to find digital images related to the Mexican such as prints and political cartoons. Search all text fields in PPOC using the phrase "Spanish-American War" to locate additional images.

Pictorial Americana, a 1955 Library of Congress publication, contains a chapter listing selected images related to the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection.

This Primary Source Set includes images, documents, maps, motion pictures, newspapers, and analysis tools to help teach about the Spanish-American War.

George Dewey, naval hero of the Spanish-American War, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, on December 26, 1837.

On February 15, 1898, an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba, harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members. The sinking of the Maine incited United States passions against Spain, eventually leading to a naval blockade of Cuba and a declaration of war.

On April 25, 1898, the United States formally declared war against Spain. The Monroe Doctrine, which since 1823 had viewed any European intervention in the Americas as a threat to U.S. security, coupled with the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor, precipitated U.S. engagement.

On June 10, 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantanamo Bay. For the next month, American troops fought a land war in Cuba, which resulted in the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Western Hemisphere.

On July 1, 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his volunteer cavalry, the Rough Riders, stormed Kettle Hill, and then joined in the capture of the San Juan Hill complex. Thus they helped to secure a U.S. victory in the Battle of Santiago, the decisive battle of the short-lived Spanish-American War.

On October 18, 1898, American troops fighting the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico, formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony.