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[U.S. Army fortifications in Cuba, 1898-99]: Punta Gorda, looking west – Vintage Print

[U.S. Army fortifications in Cuba, 1898-99]: Punta Gorda, looking west — historic photograph
[U.S. Army fortifications in Cuba, 1898-99]: Punta Gorda, looking west. Historic photograph from the Latin America collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [U.S. Army fortifications in Cuba, 1898-99]: Punta Gorda, looking west in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[U.S. Army fortifications in Cuba, 1898-99]: Punta Gorda, looking west

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Punta Gorda, a headland on the southern coast of Cuba, is the focus of this view looking west over its defensive works. The U.S. Army built and held coastal fortifications across Cuba after the Spanish-American War ended in 1898, when American forces occupied the island while its political future was being settled. Coast artillery emplacements like these were meant to guard harbors against naval attack, and they reflect the strategic importance Washington placed on Cuban ports in the years following the war. The record's date range of 1898 to 1899 places the scene during that occupation.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[between 1898 and 1899]
SubjectsThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Army, US--Artillery; Cuba; Forts...; Artillery, Coast; U.S. Hist--1898-99; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,205 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-135640

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