Ciudad De La Habana Collection (page 4)

The last sunset of the Maine, 1898. The USS Maine, a pre-dreadnought battleship, exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898, with the loss of 274 of her crew

Havana, Cuba, c1865. Cuba was a Spanish colony until Spains defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, after which the island gained its independence

Havana, Cuba, c1880

Havannah Harbour, showing where the fifty invaders were shot, Cuba, c1880. Part of a revolt against Spanish colonial rule of Cuba. The fortress of La Cabana can be seen in the background

Tourists wathcing a boy playing a ukelele, Havana, Cuba, 1931. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between January and March 1931

El Capitolio, Havana, Cuba, 1931. El Capitolio, the National Capitol Building in Old Havana, built in the 1920s as the seat of government, later became the Cuban Academy of Sciences

Cathedral of San Ignacio, Havana, Cuba, 19th century(?). Havanas cathedral, dedicated to St Christopher (San Cristobal) was built in Baroque style by the Jesuits between 1749 and 1767

Cannon, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Cannon, Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba. Morro Castle, (in Spanish Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro) in Old Havana, was built in the 16th century. It guarded the entrance to Havana harbour

The Captain Generals Palace, Havana, Cuba. Artist: HC White
The Captain Generals Palace, Havana, Cuba. Originally built as the residence of the Captain General of the Spanish Navy, this building later became the palace of the President of Cuba in the early

Havana, Cuba, early 20th century. As seen from Casablanca

Obispo Street, Havana, Cuba, early 20th century

Havana, Cuba, c1900s. Published by C Jordi

Chorrera Tower, Havana, Cuba, c1890. La Chorrera, a buccaneers fort at the mouth of the Almendares. From Universal Geography, Maps & Illustrations, Vol XXXIV, Virtue & Co Limited, (London, c1890)

General view of Havana, taken from Casablanca, c1890. Artist: A Kohl
General view of Havana, taken from Casablanca, c1890. The capital of Cuba. From Universal Geography, Maps & Illustrations, Vol XXXIV, Virtue & Co Limited, (London, c1890)

Havana, Cuba, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Havana, Cuba, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Havana, Cuba, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Cutting Tobacco - A Typical Plantation - Province of Havana, Cuba, 1899. Artist: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios
Cutting Tobacco - A Typical Plantation - Province of Havana, Cuba, 1899. [Underwood & Underwood, New York, 1899.]

Birthpace of Jose Julian Marti Perez, (1853-1895), 1920s
House where Marti was born in Havana at 102 Paula Street on January 28th 1853.Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature

Statue of Francisco Albear, (1890), 1920s
Statue of Francisco Albear. Brigadier Albear was born in the Havana, he was an engineer; and was named Director of the Canal of Vento the construction of which he carried out

Monument to Firefighters, (1897), 1920s
Monument erected in 1897 to the firefighters who died during a large fire at the hardware store Isasi in Havana on May 17th 1890

Departure of Spanish troops, (1870s), 1920s
Departure of Spanish troops for combat from the station de Villanueva in Havana to the villas. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Arrival of the Spanish Troops, (1860s), 1920s
The arrival of Spanish troops. Troops arrived in Havana during the war of Yara, which lasted from 1868 to 1878. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Mausoleum to the Executed Medical Students, (1890), 1902s
Mausoleum to the executed students. At Havanas Colon Cemetery, a monument has been raised to the executed medical students, inaugurated in 1890

El Templete, Plaza de Armes, Havana, Cuba, c1910. The small neoclassical Doric chapel on the east side of Plaza de Armas was built in 1828 at the point where Havanas first Mass was held beneath a

Customs house and wharves, Havana, Cuba, 1841, [c1910]
Customs house and wharves, Havana, Cuba, 1841. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Tacon Theater, Cuba, c1910
Tacon Theatre, Havana, Cuba, c1910. Tacon Theatre opened in 1838 and named after the infamous Captain General Miguel Tacon

Carriage, Havana, Cuba, 1859. Artist: Victor Adam
Carriage, Havana, Cuba, 1859

Inhabitants of Havana, Cuba, 19th century. Artist: Pottin
Inhabitants of Havana, Cuba, 19th century

Havana, Cuba, 19th century. Artist: Lancelot
Havana, Cuba, 19th century

Havana Cathedral, Cuba, 19th century. Artist: Navlet
Havana Cathedral, Cuba, 19th century

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