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[Raising the American flag on Morro Castle, Jan. 1, 1899] – Antique Wall Art

[Raising the American flag on Morro Castle, Jan. 1, 1899], [ca. 1900] — historic photograph
[Raising the American flag on Morro Castle, Jan. 1, 1899], [ca. 1900]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Raising the American flag on Morro Castle, Jan. 1, 1899] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Morro Castle, the stone fort guarding the entrance to Havana harbor, is the setting for this view of the American flag being raised on January 1, 1899. That date marked the start of the American military occupation of Cuba after the Spanish-American War, and the flag over the fort signaled the end of Spanish control of the island. The picture is a glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm that sold views of places across the country and abroad. The catalog notes that the title was assigned by a cataloger and that some details remain unverified.

Created / published[ca. 1900]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.Photographic prints Reproductions.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021545. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. Unverified information in this record. NOS 870507; est.
SubjectsMorro (Havana, Cuba) Forts & fortifications. Flags--American. Military occupations. Spanish-American War, 1898.Cuba--Havana.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 822 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-64609

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