Difference between revisions of "Isn't there photographic evidence of the U.S. peacekeepers being aggressive?"
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It is also a picture from 1895, over a year after the U.S. peacekeepers returned to their ship by the order of Blount. | It is also a picture from 1895, over a year after the U.S. peacekeepers returned to their ship by the order of Blount. | ||
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+ | This photo, taken from [http://www.kohala.net/kohalaguide/archives/ustroops.html kohala.net], mistakenly identifies the soldiers occupying Iolani Palance as U.S. troops. | ||
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+ | The original photo from the [http://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/images/pic10.html University of Hawaii], clearly captions the photo as Provisional Government troops (the Honolulu Rifles). |
Revision as of 10:39, 2 February 2006
The Ominous Cannon
This photo, taken from hawaii-nation.org, was captioned:
Lili`uokalani is escorted by guards up the steps of the palace, where she was imprisoned after a cache of arms was found in her garden during the counterrevolution of 1895. (Hawai`i State Archives)
As you can plainly see from the image, the cannon in question is actually one of the palace defenses, pointing outward across the front of the palace steps.
It is also a picture from 1895, over a year after the U.S. peacekeepers returned to their ship by the order of Blount.
Mistaken Identities
This photo, taken from kohala.net, mistakenly identifies the soldiers occupying Iolani Palance as U.S. troops.
The original photo from the University of Hawaii, clearly captions the photo as Provisional Government troops (the Honolulu Rifles).