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Ruins of the Church of Saint Domingo, Arequipa – Antique Print

Ruins of the Church of Saint Domingo, Arequipa, 1868 — historic photograph
Ruins of the Church of Saint Domingo, Arequipa, 1868. 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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Ruins of the Church of Saint Domingo, Arequipa

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The photograph shows the ruined church of Santo Domingo in Arequipa, with its walls broken open and its roof gone. It records the aftermath of the powerful earthquake of 1868, which damaged cities along Peru's southern coast and in the highlands. The print was made by Courret Hermanos, a photography studio in Lima, and it is part of an album titled *Recuerdos del Perú*. Its albumen surface holds fine detail in the stonework and the scattered rubble, which show how thoroughly the building gave way.

Created / published1868
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesPhotographs by Courret Hermanos Fotogs., Lima, Peru. Title from item. In album: Recuerdos del Peru, vol. 1.
SubjectsEarthquakes--Peru--Arequipa--1860-1870. Disasters--Peru--Lima--1860-1870. Catholic churches--Peru--Lima--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,140 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151590

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