An instantaneous view, the Calzada del Monte – Historic 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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Step back in time with An instantaneous view, the Calzada del Monte, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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An instantaneous view, the Calzada del Monte
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The title promises an "instantaneous view," and this stereograph, numbered 90 and dated July 11, 1860, was made to capture a busy Havana thoroughfare in a fraction of a second. The Calzada del Monte was a broad road leading south from the city toward the suburb of Jesús del Monte, where wealthy residents kept country houses and gardens. The card carries E. Anthony's 1860 copyright, and its quick exposure reflects how photographers were then shortening exposure times to record moving carriages and pedestrians. Seen through a stereoscope, the paired images would have given viewers a sense of depth along this street.
| Created / published | c1860 July 11. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen silver. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | No. 90. Copyright by E. Anthony, 1860. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Streets--Cuba--Havana--1860. City & town life--Cuba--Havana--1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,371 × 5,189 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-211782 |
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