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[Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba] – Vintage Print

[Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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 [Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba]

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Morro Castle, the Spanish fortress on a rocky headland at the mouth of Havana harbor, is the subject of this glass negative. Spain began building it in the late 1580s to guard the narrow channel against pirates and rival fleets, and its lighthouse later guided ships into the city. The Detroit Publishing Company made this view sometime between 1900 and 1915, and the 5 by 7 inch plate came to the Library of Congress as a gift in 1949.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. D C-10" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 031048. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsForts & fortifications. Waterfronts.Cuba--Havana.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 723 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-76830

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