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[In the cemetery, Necropolis Cristobal Colon, Havana] – Historic Print

[In the cemetery, Necropolis Cristobal Colon, Havana], [between 1895 and 1910] — historic photograph
[In the cemetery, Necropolis Cristobal Colon, Havana], [between 1895 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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A window into the past: [In the cemetery, Necropolis Cristobal Colon, Havana], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[In the cemetery, Necropolis Cristobal Colon, Havana]

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The Necropolis Cristóbal Colón in Havana is known for its crowded marble mausoleums, angel figures, and family vaults, and this 8 by 10 inch glass negative captures that dense, sculptural landscape. The cemetery was laid out in the 1870s under Spanish colonial rule, and its monuments reflected the wealth of Havana's merchant and planter families. The view comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that produced large-scale travel views around 1900, and it was later given to the State Historical Society of Colorado.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.Photographic prints Reproductions.
NotesTitle from jacket. X 95" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32425. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsCemeteries.Cuba--Havana.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan808 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66030

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