Lieut. Lansdale of USA Warship ‘Philadelphia’ killed by the natives in last war in ’98, 1899 - 1900
Scope and Contents
A view showing Lieutenant P.V. Landsdale (in white uniform) posing for the camera with a gatling gun crew from an English ship. Landsdale was probably killed during the same action as Angel Freeman of H.M.S. ‘Tauranga’, when an Anglo-American expeditionary force was ambushed on 1st April 1899 (not 1898 as the caption states) outside Apia and seven officers were killed. Print number 32.
Dates
- Creation: 1899 - 1900
Creator
- From the Fonds: Powell, Wilfred, 1853 - 1942 (explorer and consular official) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2017-09-26 15:31:04+00:00
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