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North And Central America Collection

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Clemencia Arango, (1860-1920), 1920s

Clemencia Arango, (1860-1920), 1920s
Miss Clemencia Arango, belonged to a distinguished Havana family, she provided many services to the revolution and was praised by the Delegate Estrada Palma

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Cuban Headquarters at Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh

Cuban Headquarters at Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Cuban Headquarters at Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). On 22 June 1898, American and Cuban troops attacked Spanish troops stationed at the small village of Daiquiri near Santiago de

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Scene after Rough Riders Battle, June 24th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)

Scene after Rough Riders Battle, June 24th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)
Scene after " Rough Riders" Battle, June 24th, Spanish-American War, Cuba, 1898, (1899). In the foreground are the bodies of Sergeant Hamilton Fish

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Cuban Soldiers (?)... June 23rd, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh

Cuban Soldiers (?)... June 23rd, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Cuban Soldiers (?) beside Ruins of Roundhouse, Morning of June 23rd, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). A group of men posing in front of steam locomotives

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: The blessing of the Spanish troops, (1890s), 1920s

The blessing of the Spanish troops, (1890s), 1920s
The blessing of the Spanish troops. The troops were blessed before going into war. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: The Torment of Hatuey, (16th century), 1920s

The Torment of Hatuey, (16th century), 1920s
In 1511, Diego Velazquez set out from Hispaniola to conquer the island of Caobana (Cuba). He was preceded, however, by Hatuey

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Marta Abreu de Estevez, (1845-1909), 1920s

Marta Abreu de Estevez, (1845-1909), 1920s
Marta Abreu of Estevez, Patriot and benefactor of Santa Clara, was born in 1845, wife of Dr Luis Estevez; from Paris sent to the Delegate Estrada Palma over one hundred thousand pesos of their

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Mayia Rodriguez, (born 1848), 1920s

Mayia Rodriguez, (born 1848), 1920s
Mayor General Mayia Rodriguez, born in Santiago de Cuba in 1848. Joined the revolution in 1868 and at the end of the war in 1878 was a Lieutenant Colonel

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Federico Capdevila, (1844-1898), 1920s

Federico Capdevila, (1844-1898), 1920s
Federico Capdevila, was Catalonian and defended students in the council of war held in November 1871, asking for their acquittal and reproving the conduct of the volunteers

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Benjamin Guerra, (1850-1905), 1920s

Benjamin Guerra, (1850-1905), 1920s
Jose Marti named Benjamin Guerra, Treasurer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party, a post he held for several years. He committed suicide at the end of the war of independence

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Death of Marti in the Battle of Two Rivers, (1895), 1920s

Death of Marti in the Battle of Two Rivers, (1895), 1920s
Death of Marti in the Two Rivers(Dos Rivers). Marti perished in the battle of the Two Rivers, on 19th May 1895 and buried without a coffin in the cemetery of Remanganaguas

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Cuba, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Cuba, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Ship in Ice, Greenland Expedition, ca. 1859. Creator: Isaac Israel Hayes

Ship in Ice, Greenland Expedition, ca. 1859. Creator: Isaac Israel Hayes
Ship in Ice, Greenland Expedition, ca. 1859

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Tree from which Captain Paget... Saw... San Juan Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Tree from which Captain Paget... Saw... San Juan Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Tree from which Captain Paget...Saw...San Juan Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Tree from which Captain Paget and Other Foreigners as well as Several Correspondents

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: On the Way from Battlefield of 1st and 10th to Rough Riders Scene of Conflict

On the Way from Battlefield of 1st and 10th to Rough Riders Scene of Conflict
On the Way from Battlefield of 1st and 10th to " Rough Riders" Scene of Conflict, over the Mountains, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Conference After Rough Riders Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Conference After Rough Riders Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Conference After " Rough Riders" Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). American military personnel and war correspondents: journalist Richard Harding Davis (lying down)

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers... June 30th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)

General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers... June 30th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)
General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers...June 30th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899). General Lawton Learning from Cuban Officers How El Caney Could (Not)

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: St. Paul in Bay, firing over Top of Hill... June 24th, Spanish-American War

St. Paul in Bay, firing over Top of Hill... June 24th, Spanish-American War
" St. Paul" in Bay, firing over Top of Hill, during " Rough Riders" Fight, June 24th, Spanish-American War, 1898, (1899)

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Lieutenant Day, K Troop Rough Riders... Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Lieutenant Day, K Troop Rough Riders... Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Lieutenant Day, K Troop " Rough Riders" : in Camp after Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). Soldier of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry in Cuba

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Daiquiri, Wednesday June 22nd, 4. 30 P. M. Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Daiquiri, Wednesday June 22nd, 4. 30 P. M. Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Daiquiri, Wednesday June 22nd, 4.30 P.M. Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). On 22 June 1898, some 16, 000 American troops under US Navy Admiral William T

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Creelman, just after Dismounting from Horse... Spanish-American War, 4 July 1898, (1899)

Creelman, just after Dismounting from Horse... Spanish-American War, 4 July 1898, (1899). Creelman, just after Dismounting from Horse which had Carried him from Hospital, Eleven Miles away

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Journal Headquarters, Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)

Journal Headquarters, Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
" Journal" Headquarters, Daiquiri, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). On 22 June 1898, American troops landed at the small village of Daiquiri near Santiago de Cuba

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Tobacco plantation, Cuba, c1920s. Creator: Unknown

Tobacco plantation, Cuba, c1920s. Creator: Unknown
Tobacco plantation, Cuba, c1920s. Postcard. [The Rotograph Co. New York City (Germany)]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Sorting Pineapples, Cuba, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

Sorting Pineapples, Cuba, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Sorting Pineapples, Cuba, late 19th-early 20th century. Workers on a pineapple plantation. Postcard. [Harris Bros. Co. Habana, Cuba]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Cuban Barber, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

Cuban Barber, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Cuban Barber, c1930s. Man getting a shave at a barbers shop in Cuba. Postcard

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Charcoal Warehouse, Cuba, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Charcoal Warehouse, Cuba, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Charcoal Warehouse, Cuba, 1911. Workers with their children. Postcard

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Train Load of Sugar Cane, Cuba, c1910s. Creator: Unknown

Train Load of Sugar Cane, Cuba, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
Train Load of Sugar Cane, Cuba, c1910s. Sugar cane loaded onto open wagons for transport to a refinery. Postcard

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: A Sugar Plantation, Cuba. Creator: Unknown

A Sugar Plantation, Cuba. Creator: Unknown
A Sugar Plantation, Cuba. Ox carts laden with sugar cane outside a refinery. Postcard

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, c1910s. Creator: Unknown

British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, c1910s. View of a large hotel on the Caribbean sea. Hand-coloured postcard

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Earth from space - Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, c1980s. Creator: NASA

Earth from space - Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, c1980s. Creator: NASA
Earth from space - Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, c1980s

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Esfakis - Sponge Packing House - Nassau, Bahamas, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

Esfakis - Sponge Packing House - Nassau, Bahamas, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Esfakis - Sponge Packing House - Nassau, Bahamas, c1930s. Women processing sponges for export, cleaning and trimming them in the warehouse

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Sponge Market, Nassau, Bahamas, 1930s. Creator: Unknown

Sponge Market, Nassau, Bahamas, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Sponge Market, Nassau, Bahamas, 1930s. At the height of the Bahamian sponge industry at the turn of the 20th century, the sponge fleet consisted of some 600 vessels

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Map of North America, 1902. Creator: Unknown

Map of North America, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of North America, 1902. Showing the USA, Canada, Greenland, Central America and the Caribbean, with an inset of the Isthmus of Nicaragua. From The Century Atlas of the World

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Map of the North Atlantic Ocean

Map of the North Atlantic Ocean. Map showing western Europen and Iceland, Greenland, eastern Canada and the United States, Central American and the Caribbean, and West Africa

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Map of the North Polar Regions

Map of the North Polar Regions. Map of the Arctic Circle showing Iceland and Scandinavia, northern Russia, Greenland, northern Canada and Alaska. Plate 8 from The Times Atlas

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Geographical map of the West Indies

Geographical map of the West Indies. Map of the Caribbean, showing the Isthmus of Panama, the north coast of South America, the Greater Antilles, and various other islands

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson

A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
A Garden in the Sea, 1912. Children playing in the Bahamas. From More About The Empire by Alice Talwin Morris. [Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1912]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Habana. Calle Neptuno y San Miguel. Neptuno and St. Michel Street, 1916

Habana. Calle Neptuno y San Miguel. Neptuno and St. Michel Street, 1916

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Guantanamo - Block of Maravilla, c1910

Guantanamo - Block of Maravilla, c1910. [La Azucena Danger & Co. Guantanama, c1910]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Santiago de Cuba - Calle de Santo Tomas, c1910

Santiago de Cuba - Calle de Santo Tomas, c1910

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Santa Clara. Central Park - Parque Central, c1910

Santa Clara. Central Park - Parque Central, c1910

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Maceo Street, Camaguey, Cuba, 1944

Maceo Street, Camaguey, Cuba, 1944. [Harris Bros Co. Havana, Cuba, 1908]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Obispo Street, Habana, c1910

Obispo Street, Habana, c1910. [Harris Bros Co. Havana, Cuba, c1910]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: El Encanto Independencia, Sancti-Spiritus. Playa de Marianao. Habana, c1910

El Encanto Independencia, Sancti-Spiritus. Playa de Marianao. Habana, c1910

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Guantanamo Bay, Cuban Girls Fishing at Caimanera, Cuba, c1910

Guantanamo Bay, Cuban Girls Fishing at Caimanera, Cuba, c1910

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Habana. Oriental Park Races, c1910

Habana. Oriental Park Races, c1910. [C. Jordi, Havana, Cuba, c1910]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Bed-Room With Bath - Hotel Florida - Havana - Cuba, c1910

Bed-Room With Bath - Hotel Florida - Havana - Cuba, c1910. [Compania Litografica de La Habana, Havana, Cuba, c1910]

Background imageNorth And Central America Collection: Prado Avenue, 1907

Prado Avenue, 1907. [Wilsons Obispo, Havana, Cuba, 1907]



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