Sucre, Bolivia, 1915 – Historic Photograph 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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This rare historic image captures Sucre, Bolivia, 1915 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Sucre, Bolivia
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Sucre, Bolivia, 1915
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Sucre, Bolivia, in 1915 was still the nation's constitutional capital, although the seat of government had moved to La Paz in 1899 after the Federal War. Founded as La Plata in 1538 and renamed in 1839 for Antonio José de Sucre, the city was known for its whitewashed colonial houses, which earned it the nickname "the White City." Its university, the San Francisco Xavier, dated to the colonial era and remained a center of learning for the country's legal and clerical elite. Much of the wealth that had once flowed from the silver mines of Potosí had shifted to the tin boom in the north and to the government in La Paz, leaving Sucre with a quieter economy built on agriculture, small trades, and regional commerce. Residents took pride in their city's older standing even as national politics and money increasingly centered elsewhere.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | scheeler, i. f. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Bolivia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 823 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Sucre, Bolivia |
| Reference | BOLIVIA Sucre, 1915 |
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