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Plaza La Libertad, Matanzas, Cuba – Historic Reproduction

Plaza La Libertad, Matanzas, Cuba, c1904. — historic photograph
Plaza La Libertad, Matanzas, Cuba, c1904.. 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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A window into the past: Plaza La Libertad, Matanzas, Cuba, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Plaza La Libertad, Matanzas, Cuba

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Plaza La Libertad in Matanzas, a port city on Cuba's north coast, is shown here as it looked around 1904, when the Detroit Photographic Company was issuing views of Cuban towns for American buyers. Matanzas was known for its theaters, literary life, and the nearby Yumurí valley, which drew visitors from abroad. The photograph's value lies in its record of a public square in the early years after Spanish rule ended and American influence grew on the island.

Created / publishedc1904.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesCopyright by Detroit Photographic Company. No. 017230.
SubjectsPlazas--Cuba--Matanzas--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,107 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-167358

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