| Photos of Cuba: Spanish-American War Era (1898) |
| PAGE 10 |
| 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.| THE HANGMAN'S TREE: This tree is located near the suburbs of Havana and has a gruesome record on account of its singular resemblance to a gibbet. Whether or not it was used for that purpose we have no means of verifying, but its appearance and reputation indicate its past uses. |
Click to enlarge.| ARMY OF OCCUPATION IN HAVANA: Showing a detachment of the Tenth United States Infantry. This regiment is noted for the height of its men, the average being six feet. |
Click to enlarge.| STREET SCENE IN MARIANAO: Showing method of marketing fodder in the absence of the conventional hayrack. |
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