[Large group of Cuban soldiers posed, Cuba] – Historic Print
![[Large group of Cuban soldiers posed, Cuba], [ca. 1896] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/30e21e452bdd-L.webp)
(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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[Large group of Cuban soldiers posed, Cuba] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Large group of Cuban soldiers posed, Cuba]
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A large, posed group of men fills this 1896-era photograph, with the soldiers arranged together for a single formal portrait. The record does not say which army or unit they belonged to, but the date places them in the middle of the Cuban War of Independence, which began in 1895 against Spanish colonial rule. Group portraits like this were often made to mark a unit or commemorate a campaign, and the sheer number of men in one frame suggests a deliberate record of the force. Viewers today can read the uniforms, equipment, and posture for clues about the army's organization and conditions in the field.
| Created / published | [ca. 1896] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Group portraits 1890-1900.Portrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | Soldiers--Cuba--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 910 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168071 |
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