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[Cuba - Morro Castle, far view] – Antique Print

[Cuba - Morro Castle, far view], 1909 — historic photograph
[Cuba - Morro Castle, far view], 1909. 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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Step back in time with [Cuba - Morro Castle, far view], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few fortresses in the Americas are as recognizable from a distance as Morro Castle, which sits on a rocky headland at the entrance to Havana Harbor. Begun by the Spanish in 1589 and finished in the early 1600s, it was built to guard the bay against pirates and rival European fleets, and its lighthouse later became a landmark for ships approaching the city. In this far view, the castle's sloping stone walls and open sea approach show how it dominated the harbor mouth in the early years of the Cuban republic. The National Photo Company produced many travel views of sites like this one around 1900 to 1910.

Created / published1909
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Cuba. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Natl. Photo #26 folder. No. WT-418-1-23. Photo by U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,191 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118911

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