S.S. Chalmette Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1911 – Historic Photograph 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 image of S.S. Chalmette Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1911. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Departure, S.S. Chalmette from Havana Harbor
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S.S. Chalmette Havana Harbor, Cuba, 1911
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Havana Harbor in 1911 was one of the busiest ports in the Caribbean, and the S.S. Chalmette was photographed there during the years when Cuba was re-establishing its own government after the United States occupation ended in 1909. Sugar was the island's dominant export, and much of it moved through this harbor toward American refineries and markets, with American capital heavily invested in the sugar mills and railways that fed the port. The old fortresses of Morro Castle and La Cabaña still guarded the narrow harbor entrance, a reminder of Spanish colonial rule that had ended only about a dozen years earlier. For the Havana residents who worked the wharves, the steamships at anchor meant wages, trade, and steady news of the wider world.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | american photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Cuba |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,108 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Departure, S.S. Chalmette from Havana Harbor |
| Reference | CUBA S.S. Chalmette Havana Harbor 1911 |
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