Havana, on flag raising day, Jan. 1st, 1899 – Antique 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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This rare historic photograph captures Havana, on flag raising day, Jan. 1st, 1899 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Havana, on flag raising day, Jan. 1st, 1899
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The flag going up over Havana on January 1, 1899, marks the day Spanish rule of the city ended and American military government began. The Treaty of Paris, signed in December 1898 after the Spanish-American War, ended Spain's claim to Cuba, and the United States occupied the island until a Cuban republic was established in 1902. Issued as a stereograph by the New York firm Strohmeyer & Wyman, the card was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the scene a sense of depth for home audiences following news of the war and its aftermath.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by Strohmeyer & Wyman. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Peace; Geogr.; Flags; U.S. Hist.--War w/ Spain--1898; For. Rel.--Cuban-Amer. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 788 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-139935 |
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