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[Palace of Justice, Santa Clara, Cuba, during dedication ceremony] – Historic Reproduction

[Palace of Justice, Santa Clara, Cuba, during dedication ceremony], 1930 March 30. — historic photograph
[Palace of Justice, Santa Clara, Cuba, during dedication ceremony], 1930 March 30.. Historic photograph from the Latin America collection.

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Dedicated on March 30, 1930, this photograph records the opening of the Palace of Justice in Santa Clara, the capital of the Villa Clara province in central Cuba. The print was issued by the Secretaría de Obras Públicas, the public works ministry, and appeared in its official publication *Actualidad Oficial*, which was captioned in Spanish. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the government of President Gerardo Machado promoted major public building projects, and ceremonies like this one presented new courthouses and civic buildings as signs of national progress. The image later entered the Pan American Union collection, now held by the Library of Congress.

Created / published1930 March 30.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930.
NotesSecretaria de Obras Publicas. Actualidad Oficial. Captioned in Spanish. Pan American Union collection. No. 10.648.
SubjectsJustice facilities--Cuba--Santa Clara (Villa Clara)--1930. Building dedications--Cuba--Santa Clara (Villa Clara)--1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,227 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168020

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