Waterfront of Havana, Pre, Cuba, 1929 – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Waterfront of Havana, Pre, Cuba, 1929. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: [Waterfront of Havana, Cuba]
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Waterfront of Havana, Pre, Cuba, 1929
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Havana's harbor in 1929 sat at the center of Cuba's economy, where sugar, tobacco and cigars moved out through the port to buyers in the United States and Europe. The island was then just over two decades past independence from Spain and under heavy American political and economic influence, a relationship that shaped its trade, its banks and its politics. The city had grown rapidly during the sugar boom of the early century, and its waterfront was crowded with cargo ships, ferries and warehouses along the bay entrance guarded by old Spanish forts. Havanans of that era knew the harbor as the gateway for tourists arriving from Florida and as a busy commercial port, while the political turmoil of the late 1920s under the Machado government was already unsettling daily life.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Creator | gibert, f. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Cuba |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,088 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Waterfront of Havana, Cuba] |
| Reference | CUBA Waterfront of Havana, Pre 1929 |
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