Cuba: At the death line, Santiago, where prisoners were shot – Historic Reproduction
(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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Cuba: At the death line, Santiago, where prisoners were shot
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A death line, the spot where condemned prisoners were lined up before a firing squad, gives this stereograph its title and its grim subject in Santiago de Cuba. The card dates to about 1899, within a year of the Spanish-American War, which ended Spanish control of the island and drew American publishers to produce views of Cuba for a public eager for war news. Griffith & Griffith, whose copyright line appears on the card, sold such scenes through stereoscope parlors and by mail. Many images of this kind were arranged for the camera, so the scene reflects what publishers wanted viewers to believe as much as what took place on the ground.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by Griffith & Griffith. |
| Subjects | Executions--Cuba--Santiago--1890-1900. Firing squads--Cuba--Santiago--1890-1900. Atrocities--Cuba--Santiago--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 811 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162341 |
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