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"This is one of the most famous regiments in the United States service. It was in the first line of the charge at San Juan Hill; served with distinction throughout the hardest fighting in the Philippines, and was the first regiment to be ordered to China, and in the fighting there, was in the thick of it [the Boxer Rebellion]. This picture shows all that was left of the regiment at Camp Wikoff, after the Cuban campaign."

"Another picture showing all that was left of a famous organization of United States Regulars after the Cuban Campaign. The men are shown marching down a slight incline in front of their camp, and the evidences of the hardships they have undergone are very plain."

"Of the thousand and more men who left New York for the Cuban Campaign, scarcely three hundred were able to shoulder their rifles to march before the Biograph camera at Camp Wikoff. The picture shows many of the companies reduced to seven or eight men, and the whole regiment, rank and file is in a sad condition. The picture is remarkably fine in every respect."

"This picture was taken in front of Gen. Wheeler's headquarters at Camp Wikoff during Gen. Alger's tour of inspection of the camp. The two distinguished military men are seen overlooking the immense camp ground, and then turning and walking toward the camera. The negative is very fine photographically, and the portraiture unexcelled."

"This picture has been very popular wherever it has been shown on the Biograph. To begin with, the film is unusually fine photographically, and the picture is taken from a point of view which shows the immense distances of Camp Wikoff with its multitude of tents in the background. The President, with Vice-President Hobart and Secretary of War Russell A. Alger, appear in an open carriage escorted by a large number of officers, notable among whom are Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Gates, and Col. John Jacob Astor. This picture is brought to a rather humorous ending by the efforts of a newspaper photographer to get Col. Astor to pose for a picture. He is unsuccessful, and as the gallant colonel gallops away, the photographer's chagrin is apparent."

"This picture shows Col. Roosevelt, accompanied by Lieut. Greenway and other prominent officers of the Rough Riders, galloping up to his headquarters, where he dismounts and walks into his tent. This view was taken in the camp with the Rough Riders, and is an excellent picture of Col. Roosevelt in the environment he loves so well."

"This regiment recruited from the neighborhood of President McKinley's home in Canton, is one of the few volunteer organizations which went through the Campaign before Santiago. The regiment is shown at Camp Wikoff, headed by Col. (now Congressman) Charles Dick, and presents a very brave appearance, although the men are in a sad condition from fever and exposure."

"This picture was taken from the highest point of the camp opposite the General's headquarters, shortly after the army arrived from Cuba. Gives a very comprehensive view of the entire ground, and is so very fine photographically that even the cavalry camp three miles distant is plainly visible."

"This picture is a rear view of the regiment just as it disembarks from the transport. The men are loaded down with curious and trophies, and many of them are so weak from fever and from wounds that their comrades are obliged to support them as they stagger along."

"This battery, under command of Capt. Allan Capron, served with distinction and bravery throughout the Cuban Campaign, and our picture shows one of the gun squads, under command of Lieut. Kenly, in an illustration of how the men went into action on the Cuban battlefields. This picture is full of dash, and excellent photographically."

"This regiment of volunteers is one of the few which went through the horrors of the Cuban Campaign, and this picture taken at Montauk shows the remnants of the 1st Battalion the day after it landed from the transports. The men are extremely weak, and their khaki uniforms torn and bedraggled. United States Senator Hoar appears in the background among the spectators who are watching them march by."

"This is a continuation of First Battalion of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteers. It shows the companies which came from Worcester, Mass., and vicinity."

"This shows the famous regiment, of which we were privileged to take so many excellent pictures at Governor's Island before the Spanish-American War. This scene, however, is a sad contrast to the dress parade at the post on Governor's Island. Only a mere handful of men are left, and they are battle-scarred and worn."