Sinking of the German cruiser Mainz in the Battle of Heligoland. The photograph, taken from the deck of a British warship, shows the cruiser in flames and settling in the water.
Date
published 1915
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"A Photographic Review of the War". Current History: The European War. Vol. 2 (New York: The New York Times Company). 1915. p. 884.
A Remarkable Camera Record of the Sinking of the German Cruiser Mainz off Heligoland August 28th 1914
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