Clara Barton of the Red Cross waited in Tampa for permission to go to Cuba in order to bring medical supplies and care for wounded soldiers.
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They are picnicking in Spring 1898, awaiting permission to take relief supplies to Cuba.
Florida became the setting for much of the preparation for the war. American volunteers stayed in Jacksonville, Tampa, Key West, and other locations around the state as they prepared to leave for Cuba. Ships were sent from Key West to blockade the island nation. Other ships left Florida ports to carry troops and supplies for the brief war.
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The rattlesnake appears to be a large diamondback, with 11 buttons on its tail.
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Photographed in June 1898.
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Once the United States forces joined the Cuban revolutionaries, Spain was quickly defeated. Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, the Philippines, on May 1, 1898. Then, the entire Spanish fleet in Santiago Bay, Cuba, was destroyed as they attempted to flee July 3.
The United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris December 10, 1898. This treaty formalized the end of the Spanish-American War.
In the treaty, several things happened. Spain ceded the islands Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. Spain granted independence to Cuba. Spain also sold the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000.
The United States became more involved in Cuba, other Caribbean islands, and the Pacific islands.
