| Photos of Cuba: Spanish-American War Era (1898) |
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| These antique photographic images are of Cuba, Cubans, the Cuban landscape, and the U.S. military occupation of the country as a result of the Spanish-American War of 1898. The images come from the massive 1899 two-volume set Our Islands and Their People. The photographs are simply stunning and incredibly rare. |
| A squad of Havana volunteers, circa 1898. |
Click to enlarge.| INTERIOR OF ATARES CASTLE: Showing American sentries guarding the main stairway leading to the magazine. Directly below the guide in white are located the death chamber and dungeon in which Colonel Crittenden and his party were imprisoned. |
Click to enlarge.| THE FIELD BEFORE ATARES: This is without exception the gloomiest spot in all Havana and is known as the "Death Hole." Here the bodies of the Crittenden party and other victims of Spanish cruelty were left lying after their execution. This photograph also shows the principle portion of Havana in the background. |
Click to enlarge.| TURRET AND POWDER MAGAZINE, ATARES CASTLE |
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