| 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.| FISHERMEN AND QUARTERS NEAR BATABANO: The bottle-shaped contrivances shown in the photograph are traps used in capturing fish. When in position under water the funnel-like device at the top is inverted, the small end extending into the trap. Through this the fish enter, and once inside are unable to escape. |
Click to enlarge.| HARVESTING SPONGES AT BATABANO |
Click to enlarge.| GREEK SPONGE FISHERS, BATABANO: The photograph was taken Saturday evening after a week's trip to the sponge beds, and shows method of baling the catch to facilitate transportation. |
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