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A Mounted policeman, Havana, Cuba – Vintage Print

A Mounted policeman, Havana, Cuba, c1904. — historic photograph
A Mounted policeman, Havana, Cuba, c1904.. Historic photograph from the Latin America 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of A Mounted policeman, Havana, Cuba. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A Mounted policeman, Havana, Cuba

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A uniformed rider on horseback is the focus of this c1904 view of Havana, a figure who would have been a familiar presence on the city's busy streets in the early years of the Cuban republic. Cuba had gained formal independence in 1902 after the Spanish-American War and a period of American military administration, and the police forces of that era were shaping how public order looked in the capital. Mounted officers were useful for patrolling crowded avenues and plazas, so the image also captures the everyday life of a city in transition.

Created / publishedc1904.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesNo. 09212.
SubjectsMounted police--Cuba--Havana--1900-1910. City & town life--Cuba--Havana--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,045 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-167604

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