William C. Paley Movies

"Imagine forty or fifty soldier boys each with a pail of water on the ground before him, sousing and spattering and scrubbing away for dear life..."

This boat was the first one to leave for the South with troops. On board is a battalion of the 5th U.S. Infantry.

Taken in Havana Harbor from a moving launch, and shows the wreck of the 'Maine' surrounded by wrecking boats and other vessels...

"The first U.S. Troops to land, June 22, 1898. Transports in the distance. Soldiers clamber up from boats onto the long railroad pier." - from the...

"Shows 34th Michigan boys hard at work with pick and shovel, preparing the way for passage of seige guns."

A most excellent picture of the grim old fortress which stands at the entrance of Havana Harbor...

Taken at Washington, in front of the Navy Department, and shows Secretary of the Navy Long and Captain Sigsbee of the ill-fated 'Maine' coming down...

"The commander of the 5th Army Corps rides forward with a party of officers. He wears a white helmet, a broad expanse of shirt bosom and a general...

Views of the burial in Key West of victims of the USS Maine.

Hurrah here they come! Hot, dusty, grim and determined! Real soldiers, every inch of them! No gold lace and chalked belts and shoulder straps...

Taken at the Cuban Volunteer Camp at West Tampa, Fla. Men are falling into line, two abreast, every man with his tin cup and dish. Command is given...

Here is a freight train of thirty cars loaded with baggage and ambulance supplies for the 9th U.S. Cavalry.