| 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.| RESIDENCE OF THE PRESENT ALCALDE OF NUEVA GERONA, ISLE OF PINES (ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD): This photograph shows the family of Dr. Fernando Plazaola, the former insurgent leader, now Mayor of Nueva Gerona. It was Dr. Plazaola who shielded Evangelina Cisneros after her first escape from the former Alcalde's soldiers. |
Click to enlarge.| RESIDENCE OF FORMER ALCALDE AT NUEVA GERONA, ISLE OF PINES (ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD): It was this Alcalde who was responsible for the imprisonment of Evangeline Cisneros, and for her subsequent transportation to Havana, whence she escaped to the United States. |
Click to enlarge.| NATIVE WOOD-TURNER'S SHOP, SANTA FE: Many of the natives are adepts at wood work, much of which finds its way to Madrid, Spain. Their shops are of a very primitive character, and their lathes are run by hand power. |
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