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American Photo Company Cuba photograph album
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Description
Photograph album consisting of 27 black and white silver prints, each approximately 8 x 10", of Cuba. Scenes include landscapes, city scapes, and genre scenes. Each photograph is accompanied by a glassine leaf with typed photo descriptions. Of particular note are photographs of both the sinking and raising of the USS Maine. Also includes a poem written by Irene Wright, who may have been the owner of the album. Wright was an American historian who spent time in Havana as a writer for the Havana Post, an editor of the Havana Telegraph, and owner of the Cuban Magazine.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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