American Photo Company Cuba photograph album, circa 1911

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Summary

Title:
American Photo Company Cuba photograph album
Dates:
circa 1911
Creators:
American Photo Co. and Wright, Irene Aloha, 1879-1972
Abstract:
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.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], American Photo Company Cuba photograph album, Collection no. 0598, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

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. One of the photographs is identified with the American Photo Company's information, and the others include what can be assumed are inventory/negative numbers. 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.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Buckingham Books, 2019.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sue Luftschein
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-01-23 12:24:58 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], American Photo Company Cuba photograph album, Collection no. 0598, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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