Havana, Cuba photograph album, 1901

Overview of the Collection

Title
Havana, Cuba photograph album
Dates
1901 (inclusive)
Quantity
42 photographic prints in 1 album (1 box) ; 5 x 6 1/2
Collection Number
PH0062
Summary
Photographs of Havana and the surrounding area in Cuba in 1901 during the American occupation
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Request at UW

Languages
English and Spanish

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The Spanish-American war ended on December 12, 1898 with the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave occupation of Cuba to the United States, as well as ceding Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico from Spanish rule to the United States.

The United States openly occupied Cuba from 1898 until the Platt Amendment was incorporated into the Cuban Constitution in 1902. Afterwards, Cuba became a nominally independent country, but the United States retained the power to intervene in Cuban affairs. This covert governance continued for thirty years until the Cuban revolution of 1959 which ended American control in Cuba.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains photos of Havana and the Cuban countryside during the American occupation, including scenes from daily life in the country.

On the inside cover of the album is a list of captions which relate to the photographer's number, not to the page numbers.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed by Leah Pepin in 2006 and Marion Brown in 2007

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Page item
1 1 El Morro lighthouse on Havana harbor with the American flag flying 1901
2 2 El Morro lighthouse, Morro castle and Havana harbor viewed from La Punta Fortress 1901
3 3 View of a dock on Havana harbor with several small boats 1901
4 4 Concrete wall in the Cabana Fortress
Caption reads: "Stone wall in front of which Cuban prisoners were shot by the Spanish."
1901
5 5 Exterior of Catedral de San Cristobal Colon with traffic in the square in front
Caption reads: "Colon Cathedral where the casket of Columbus rested until American occupation."
1901
6 6 La Bateria de los Doce Apostoles (Battery of the 12 Apostles) on El Morro fortress overlooking Havana harbor 1901
7 7 Statue near shops 1901
8 8 The "Gate of Peace" at the Christopher Columbus Cemetery 1901
9 9 Maseleo de los Bomberos (the Fireman's Monument) in Colon Cemetery 1901
10 10 Trees
Caption reads: "No.1 Mango tree, No. 2 Cocoanut [sic], No. 3 Royal Palm"
1901
11 11 Man climbing tree
Caption reads: "Climbing for cocoanuts"[sic]
1901
12 12 Arched stone bridge with man and donkeys in the stream 1901
13 13 Man making baskets 1901
14 14 Women and children making hats 1901
15 15 Bridge with three arches 1901
16 16 Stone bridge spanning shallow stream 1901
17 17 Cobblestone street with line of horse-drawn taxis in front of the buildings 1901
18 18 Street lined with palm trees
Caption reads: "Palm avenue (Royal Palm trees)"
1901
19 19 A man and a boy driving a cart with four oxen
Caption reads: "Common means of transportation"
1901
20 20 Covered carriage pulled by donkeys
Caption reads: "Common means of transportation"
1901
21 21 Two men roofing a wooden building
Caption reads: "Beginning of a new house in the country"
1901
22 22 A finished country house 1901
23 23 A row of thatch houses with a crowd of children in the road
Caption reads: "Country village"
1901
24 24 Thatched house with plowed field and dried leaf fence 1901
25 25 Dirt road with wooden fence and thatched houses on either side. 1901
26 26 Livestock drinking in shallow stream 1901
27 27 Landscape with palm trees and distant houses 1901
28 28 Landscape with palm trees, shrubs and grasses 1901
29 29 Palm tree bordered path in Colon Park 1901
30 30 Man driving ox-cart down tree lined road 1901
31 31 Pineapple field 1901
32 32 Banana grove 1901
33 33 Dirt road and field 1901
34 34 Man riding in buggy pulled by two donkeys 1901
35 35 Western bridge over stream in the city 1901
36 36 Chicken in cages on a donkey's back
Caption reads: "Chicken vender" [sic]
1901
37 37 View of Colon Park 1901
38 38 Group of men and two horse drawn carriages 1901
39 39 Men and livestock in stream 1901
40 40 Three thatched roof huts on the bank of the stream 1901
41 41 Cathedral 1901
42 42 City street 1901

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • City and town life--Cuba--Havana--Photographs
  • Country life--Cuba--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Havana (Cuba)--Phogtographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums
  • Photographic prints