Landing ammunition for the insurgents, under fire, Spanish-American War, Cuba 45th Figure II shows a 'Balneum'

Figure II shows a 'Balneum' and a 'Wooden Vessel for the making of Beer'

The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations

14th July 1997

'Sancta Nicotina Consolatrix

A photograph from The Illustrated London News

Landing ammunition for the insurgents, under fire, Spanish-American War, Cuba 45th Figure II shows a 'Balneum'Landing ammunition for the insurgents, under fire, Spanish American War, Cuba, 1898. US Navy sailors bringing supplies of ammunition ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898.