Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Cuba (Havana) photographs
- Dates:
- 1899
- Abstract:
- 16 mounted cabinet cards depicting scenes in and around Havana, Cuba, just after the Spanish-American War, 1899.
- Extent:
- 0.21 linear feet (1 half-size document box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Cuba (Havana) photographs, Wyles Mss 220. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Set of 16 mounted cabinet cards, with series title, date (1899) and photographer's imprint (Waterman) stamped on mount, depicting scenes in and around Havana, Cuba, just after the Spanish-American War, and presumably created for and sold to American soldiers serving in the new colony. Landmarks include the Castillo Morro from Havana Bay, the Gran Hotel Inglaterra, church facades, native dwellings, city residences, and haciendas. People include United States soldiers, bread sellers, men with ox-drawn carts, city dwellers, and peasant families.
- Acquisition information:
- Library purchase, 2018.
- Physical location:
- Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Cabinet photographs
- Places:
- Havana (Cuba) -- 19th century -- Photographs
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-01-13 13:34:12 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Cuba (Havana) photographs, Wyles Mss 220. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062