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Hippolyte [sic] Monument, Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Historic Print

Hippolyte [sic] Monument, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, [ca. 1899] — historic photograph
Hippolyte [sic] Monument, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, [ca. 1899]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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Hippolyte [sic] Monument, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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A monument to Hippolyte, a name the title spells with the variant "Hippolyte" rather than the more common "Hyppolite," anchors this view of Port-au-Prince. Florvil Hyppolite led Haiti from 1889 until his death in 1896, so a memorial in his name would have been a civic landmark in the capital during the years this photograph was likely made. The record also tags the scene under markets and city life, which suggests everyday commerce and street activity gathered around the monument. The picture offers a useful glimpse of how the city's public spaces were used at the close of the nineteenth century.

Created / published[ca. 1899]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsMarkets--Haiti--Port-au-Prince--1890-1900. City & town life--Haiti--Port-au-Prince--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,135 × 4,619 px · prints to 10 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-139790

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