Bell tower, Columbus Cathedral, S[anto] D[omingo](?) city – Antique Print
![Bell tower, Columbus Cathedral, S[anto] D[omingo](?) city, [between 1904 and 1905] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/55/559b889e7744-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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Bell tower, Columbus Cathedral, S[anto] D[omingo](?) city in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Bell tower, Columbus Cathedral, S[anto] D[omingo](?) city
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The bell tower belongs to the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in Santo Domingo, begun in 1514 and often called the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Its popular name, Columbus Cathedral, comes from the long-disputed claim that Christopher Columbus's remains were kept there. The caption card's question mark after "S.D." means the city is not fully confirmed, though the cathedral matches the title. Photographs from around 1904 to 1905 record a period when travelers and collectors were drawn to Caribbean colonial architecture, and the card's tracings, including "Churches" and "Bell Towers," show how such views were grouped by subject.
| Created / published | [between 1904 and 1905] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Hanna-McCormick Family Collection. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Horses; Cemeteries; Churches; Bell Towers. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-145936 |
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