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Havana, Cuba Photograph Album

 Collection — Oversize box: 30, Album: 040
Identifier: Image Archive-Album-040

Scope and Contents

c. 1890.  An album of 10 leaves containing 12 gelatin silver prints (7 x 9 inches) taken by an unnamed photographer.  As a single work, the album depict some of the perennial Havana sites popular with 19th century photographers. The images include the Prado, El Morro, and the Hotel Inglaterra. Pieced together, the first three images of the album form a panorama of the city from an elevated vantage point across the bay.  Scenes from the waterfront are also present.  Each image is identified by a short caption.

Dates

  • c. 1890

Conditions Governing Access

Open to the public. No known restrictions.

Extent

12 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Oversize album storage Box 30

Title
Havana, Cuba Photograph Album
Subtitle
Album 40, Image Archive, The Latin American Library, Tulane University
Date
August 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Latin American Library at Tulane Repository

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