Guide to the Cuba (Havana) photographs Wyles Mss 220

Finding aid prepared by Special Research Collections staff, 2018.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2018 April 4


Title: Cuba (Havana) photographs
Identifier/Call Number: Wyles Mss 220
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.21 linear feet (1 half-size document box)
Date: 1899
Abstract: 16 mounted cabinet cards depicting scenes in and around Havana, Cuba, just after the Spanish-American War, 1899.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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

[Identification of Item], Cuba (Havana) photographs, Wyles Mss 220. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Library purchase, 2018.

Scope and Content

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Havana (Cuba) -- 19th century -- Photographs
Cabinet photographs

box 1

Cuba (Havana) photographs 1899