The first fan, having painted sticks and guards, is printed with three scenes depicting the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, February 15, 1898; known as the historic event which was the catalyst of this war. The second fan, (with lavender dyed sticks, and leafs shaped as pansies) each of which pictures a celebrated individual closely involved with progression of the conflict and/or its resolution: President William McKinley, Admiral George Dewey, Army/Navy Commanders Nelson Miles, William Sampson, Winfield Scott Schley, Charles D. Sigsbee, John Davis Long and Governor Wesley Merritt.