Cuban boat – Historic Reproduction
![Cuban boat, [between 1895 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/49/499a574debd5-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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Cuban boat comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A single sailing vessel, set against open water, is the focus of this print, which the record identifies only as a Cuban boat with no named vessel, builder, or photographer. Its catalog entry places it between 1895 and 1920, a period when Cuba was moving from Spanish colonial rule through the Spanish-American War and into the early republic, and when Havana and other harbor towns depended heavily on small craft for fishing, coastal trade, and ferrying goods. The "No. 58" notation suggests it was one of a numbered series, a common practice in photographic collections of the time. Viewers interested in maritime life of the era will find that such sailboats, often modest and built for local waters, reveal a great deal about everyday work along the island's coasts.
| Created / published | [between 1895 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1920. |
| Notes | No. 58. |
| Subjects | Sailboats--Cuban--1890-1920. Waterfronts--Cuba--1890-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,117 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167581 |
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