Copavana, Bolivia, 1910 – Antique Photo Print
(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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Copavana, Bolivia, 1910 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Copavana [sic], Bolivia
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Copavana, Bolivia, 1910
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Copacabana, Bolivia, in 1910 was a lakeside town on the Bolivian shore of Lake Titicaca, more than 3,800 meters above sea level. Its economy rested on the lake trade, with boats carrying goods and passengers between Bolivian and Peruvian shores, and on the steady stream of Aymara and Quechua pilgrims who came to the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, a Marian shrine that had drawn devotees for centuries. Many visitors arrived on foot or by boat for the festivals, especially the feast of the Candelaria in early February, when the town filled with crowds, music, and processions. Bolivia's wider politics in these years were dominated by a small governing elite in La Paz and Sucre, while most people in the highlands worked the land and lived far from those debates. For the residents of Copacabana, the lake and the shrine were the center of daily life and the things they would have known the town for.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | scheeler, i. f. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Bolivia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 739 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Copavana [sic], Bolivia |
| Reference | BOLIVIA Copavana, 1910 |
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