1896 White Squadron Playing Photo Cards US Navy Battleships Cincinnati Game Co

Description: 1896 White Squadron Playing Photo Cards US Navy Battleships No 1108 Cincinnati Game Co Rare Original antique set – Complete Has the original box and an additional card that lists the other games that are published by The Cincinnati Game Co. The Directions For Playing are inside the lid of the box. “The game of White Squadron comprises illustrations of 52 United States naval vessels; the object of the game being to separate these vessels into “fleets” of four cards each . . . etc.” Each of the cards has a photo and name of a Navy Ship along with a short description. Condition: Very good condition ~ Complete ~ Cards have minor normal wear ~ The outside box is also very good with some rubbing on the edges . . . an excellent set – you will not find a better one!! The Extra Card has Copyright: 1895-6-7-8-9-1901-2-3-5 . . . The outside of the box says “Copyright 1896” and the Directions Card has Copyright 1896. Actually published after the Spanish-American War, since the ship "Maine" pictured is the replacement (c 1912) for the one that blew up in Havana. Still, a number of these ships were probably in use during the war. Complete with 52 cards . . . The cards are alphabetically numbered and each letter has 4 cards . . . starting with A and going through M . . . i.e. A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, B-1 etc A fleet: Wisconsin, Kentucky, Oregon and IowaB fleet: Massachusetts, Indiana, Maine, TexasC fleet: Brooklyn, New York, Minneapolis, ColumbiaD fleet: Olympia, Chicago, Baltimore, PhiladelphiaE fleet: San Francisco, Newark, Charleston, New Orleans,F fleet: Cincinnati, Raleigh, Boston, AtlantaG fleet: Detroit, Marblehead, Montgomery, VesuviusH fleet: St. Louis, St. Paul, Harvard, BuffaloI fleet: Katahdin, Puritan, Monterey, TerrorJ fleet: Amphitrite, Nantucket, Miantonomoh, DolphinK fleet: Stilletto, Ericsson, Cushing, PorterL fleet: Yorktown, Concord, Bennington, Helena,M fleet: Nashville, Castine, Machias, Bancroft ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ · As an aside, as I am interested in history, I wonder that the name was a reference to “The Great White Fleet” or perhaps the Spanish American War that had begun in 1898. . . The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the powerful United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe from 16 December 1907, to 22 February 1909, by order of United States President Theodore Roosevelt. Its mission was to make friendly courtesy visits to numerous countries, while displaying America's new naval power to the world. The Spanish–American War (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. I show you a selection of the great photo images above ! Look at my feedback and bid with confidence! ~ I combine shipping ~ Thanks for looking! 10413 Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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