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Cuba, a section of the Central Highway shaded by Royal Poincianna [i.e. Poinciana] and Alamo trees – Vintage Wall Art

Cuba, a section of the Central Highway shaded by Royal Poincianna [i.e. Poinciana] and Alamo trees, [between 1920 and 1939] — historic photograph
Cuba, a section of the Central Highway shaded by Royal Poincianna [i.e. Poinciana] and Alamo trees, [between 1920 and 1939]. 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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A shaded stretch of the Central Highway in Cuba, lined with royal poinciana and alamo trees, gives this photograph its particular character. The Central Highway, built in the 1920s and early 1930s, was meant to connect the island's towns and sugar regions, running the length of Cuba from Havana toward Santiago. Royal poincianas, prized for their feathery leaves and brilliant red-orange blooms in early summer, were widely planted along Cuban roads, so the tunnel of branches here shows how the planting softened the new road for travelers. The print comes from the Pan American Union's holdings, which gathered images of member nations for promoting inter-American understanding.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1939]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1940.
NotesPan American Union collection.
SubjectsRoads--Cuba--1920-1940. Trees--Cuba--1920-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,207 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168031

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