A gateway in the wall of San Juan, Puerto Rico – Antique 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 A gateway in the wall of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A gateway in the wall of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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A group of children and adults stands beneath an arched gateway cut through the old city wall of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Spanish colonial builders raised these walls over several centuries to defend the harbor, and the gates controlled movement into and out of the old town. The card dates to about 1900, just after the United States took control of the island in 1898. It was made by the American Stereoscopic Company of New York, whose paired views were sold for viewing through a stereoscope at home, giving American audiences a close look at newly acquired territory.
| Created / published | New York, U.S.A. : American Stereoscopic Company, manufacturers and publishers, c1900. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1900.Photographic prints 1900. |
| Notes | D10773 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by R.Y. Young. |
| Subjects | Children & adults--Puerto Rico--San Juan--1900. Gates--Puerto Rico--San Juan--1900. Walls--Puerto Rico--San Juan--1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,251 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111645 |
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