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An Havana street scene, Havana – Antique Photo Print

An Havana street scene, Havana, c1903. — historic photograph
An Havana street scene, Havana, c1903.. 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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An Havana street scene, Havana 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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An Havana street scene, Havana

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A sculpture and an open plaza set this Havana view apart, with the street life of the city filling the space around them. The picture dates to about 1903, a few years after Cuba became a republic in May 1902, following the Spanish-American War and a period of U.S. military administration. Views of Havana like this one circulated among American audiences curious about the island, and the copyright registration noted on the print shows it was entered for protection as a published image. The figures moving through the square and the monument at its center offer a useful look at how public space was used in the island's early republican years.

Created / publishedc1903.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH38550 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 016753.
SubjectsSculpture--Cuba--Havana--1900-1910. Plazas--Cuba--Havana--1900-1910. City & town life--Cuba--Havana--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,270 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178421

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