Title:
Cuba - Province of Camaguey - Camaguey: A bohio village on the edge of the busy city of Camaguey which is not only the capitol
of the Province of the same name, but chief rail center of Cuba, and headquarters of the sugar and cattle industry which flourishes
in the rich lands of the province. Bohios are houses built with sidings of palm bark siding and tall pitched roofs of palm
fronds, a construction which protects against the tropical heat of the land. This village is occupied by some of the unskilled
laborers of Camaguey and as is quite unusual nowadays even in the country districts, some of these houses only have bohio
roofs with sidewalls of either stucco or wood. The workers and their families who live here enjoy many modern conveniences
such as electricity, radios, etc., but they still have to draw their water from a communal fountain.
Creator:
James C. Sawders
Settlements
Villages
Dwellings
Huts
Bohios
People
Animals
Horses
Description:
Cuba - Province of Camaguey - Camaguey: A bohio village on the edge of the busy city of Camaguey which is not only the capitol
of the Province of the same name, but chief rail center of Cuba, and headquarters of the sugar and cattle industry which flourishes
in the rich lands of the province. Bohios are houses built with sidings of palm bark siding and tall pitched roofs of palm
fronds, a construction which protects against the tropical heat of the land. This village is occupied by some of the unskilled
laborers of Camaguey and as is quite unusual nowadays even in the country districts, some of these houses only have bohio
roofs with sidewalls of either stucco or wood. The workers and their families who live here enjoy many modern conveniences
such as electricity, radios, etc., but they still have to draw their water from a communal fountain.
Publisher:
Keystone View Company
Contributor:
Gifford M. Mast
Date:
1948
Type:
Photography
Format:
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.
Identifier:
1996.0009.KU104108.SS
Language:
eng
Coverage:
North and Central America
Cuba
Camagüey
Latitude: 21 30 N
Longitude: 080 00 W
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Cuba - Province of Camaguey - Camaguey: A bohio village on the edge of the busy city of Camaguey which is not only the capitol
of the Province of the same name, but chief rail center of Cuba, and headquarters of the sugar and cattle industry which flourishes
in the rich lands of the province. Bohios are houses built with sidings of palm bark siding and tall pitched roofs of palm
fronds, a construction which protects against the tropical heat of the land. This village is occupied by some of the unskilled
laborers of Camaguey and as is quite unusual nowadays even in the country districts, some of these houses only have bohio
roofs with sidewalls of either stucco or wood. The workers and their families who live here enjoy many modern conveniences
such as electricity, radios, etc., but they still have to draw their water from a communal fountain.