Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser "Olympia"
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This video file, found in the American Memory Project's Inventing Entertainment collection, shows Admiral George Dewey saying goodbye to members of the Washington committee while aboard the U.S. Cruiser Olympia. This film from 1899 is one of 20 films advertised in Edison films catalog no. 94, under the category "Dewey Doings." This site features 341 motion pictures, 81 disc sound recordings, and other related materials, such as photographs and original magazine articles.
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Topics: United States History, Theatre, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Film & Video, History-Social Science
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