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Caracas--Avenue of the Heroes / Photo by Hamilton Wright, New York. – Historic Photograph Print

Caracas--Avenue of the Heroes / Photo by Hamilton Wright, New York. — historic photograph
Caracas--Avenue of the Heroes / Photo by Hamilton Wright, New York.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Step back in time with Caracas--Avenue of the Heroes / Photo by Hamilton Wright, New York., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Few streets in Caracas carry as much ceremonial meaning as the avenue shown here, which is named for the heroes of Venezuela's independence struggle. The 1957 view shows military formations and the stone gateways, or pylons, that line the route, and the July 5 date in the record matches Venezuela's Independence Day. Under the government of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, who ruled from 1952 until 1958, such parades were a major public display of national pride and state authority. Hamilton Wright's photograph preserves that staged spectacle for researchers of Latin American history.

Medium1 photographic print.
Genre1957." Encyclopedia Britannica Collection."
Notes1957 July 5.
SubjectsMilitary parades & ceremonies--Venezuela--Caracas--1950-1960. Streets--Venezuela--Caracas--1950-1960. Pylons (Gateways)--Venezuela--Caracas--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,263 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-179568

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