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Cuba, the Central Highway running from one extreme end of the Island to the other, a distance of 711 miles – Antique Print

Cuba, the Central Highway running from one extreme end of the Island to the other, a distance of 711 miles, [between 1920 and 1938] — historic photograph
Cuba, the Central Highway running from one extreme end of the Island to the other, a distance of 711 miles, [between 1920 and 1938]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Cuba, the Central Highway running from one extreme end of the Island to the other, a distance of 711 miles. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Cuba, the Central Highway running from one extreme end of the Island to the other, a distance of 711 miles

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The caption identifies this view as part of the Central Highway, the road that ran the length of Cuba for 711 miles, from one end of the island to the other. Built during the 1920s and early 1930s, the highway linked Havana with Santiago de Cuba and was meant to draw the island's farms, towns, and ports into a single network. The print comes from the Pan American Union's holdings, which were gathered to show the region's roads, commerce, and development between the wars. Roads like this one were often pictured as symbols of modern progress, so the image is worth viewing as much for its message as for its scene.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1938]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1940.
NotesPan American Union collection.
SubjectsRoads--Cuba--1920-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,209 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168033

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