Lima. The arsenal of Santa Catalina – Historic 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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Lima. The arsenal of Santa Catalina comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lima. The arsenal of Santa Catalina
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Few pictures in this set show the working side of Lima's military life, which makes this view of the arsenal at Santa Catalina stand out. Made in 1868 by Courret Hermanos, a photographic studio in Lima run by French brothers, it is an albumen print, a process that bound silver salts to paper with egg white and was standard for commercial views of the period. The image comes from the second volume of *Recuerdos del Perú*, an album of views of the country, and it was taken only a few years after the Chincha Islands conflict with Spain ended in 1866, when military supplies were a pressing concern.
| Created / published | 1868 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Photographs by Courret Hermanos Fotogs., Lima, Peru. Title from item. In album: Recuerdos del Peru, vol. 2. |
| Subjects | Armories--Peru--Lima--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,050 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-151594 |
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