The Last of Spain's army--at their block house, Cienfuegos, Cuba – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Last of Spain's army--at their block house, Cienfuegos, Cuba. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Last of Spain's army--at their block house, Cienfuegos, Cuba
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The title places this stereograph at a block house in Cienfuegos, a port on Cuba's southern coast, where the last Spanish troops were stationed as the war of 1898 ended. Spain gave up Cuba under the Treaty of Paris that December, and its garrisons withdrew over the following months. New York publisher Strohmeyer & Wyman issued the card around 1899. Because it is a stereograph, two slightly offset photographs were meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the soldiers and fortifications a sense of depth.
| Created / published | New York, N.Y. : Strohmeyer & Wyman, publishers, c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 29463 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Spanish-American War, 1898--Military facilities--Cuba--Cienfuegos. Forts & fortifications--Cuba--Cienfuegos--1890-1900. Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--Spanish--Cuba--Cienfuegos. Soldiers--Spanish--Cuba--Cienfuegos--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,278 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-181496 |
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