North And Central America Collection (page 8)

General view of Hopetown, Abaco Island, c1890. Artist: A Kohl
General view of Hopetown, Abaco Island, Bahamas, c1890. From Universal Geography, Maps & Illustrations, Vol XXXIV, Virtue & Co Limited, (London, c1890)

Willemsted, Curacao, Netherlands antilles, 1895. Artist: T Taylor
Willemsted, Curacao, Netherlands antilles, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXXVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Eskimos, Nothern Greenland, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Eskimos, Nothern Greenland, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Descriptive Bulletin No. 3

Charge of the Rough Riders upon the Spaniards in Ambush, La Quasina, June 24, 1898, c1900
Charge of the Rough Riders upon the Spaniards in Ambush, La Quasina, June 24 1898. c1900. The Battle of Las Guasimas of 24th June 1898

Maceo via Trocha, (1895), 1920s
Maceo via Trocha. In November 29, 1895, Maceo crossed The Trocha of Jucaro, with his forces heading for Moron. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Map of the war of independence and invasion, (1895), 1920s
Map of the war of Independence and the invasion. (From Baragua up to Mantua). The invading column supervised by Gneral Antonio Maceo left the Savanna of Aragua on October 22

Battle of Santa Clara, (1895), 1920s
Battle of Santa Clara. This battle took place in Sancti-Spiritus. The forces of Colonel Santander and the Cuban forces led by Serafin Sanchez and Carlos Roloff

Ruins of Cuabitas, (1895), 1920s
Ruins of Cuabitas. The forces of Duran set fire to this village on June 8, 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Town of Christ, (1895), 1920s
Town of Christ. General Antonio Maceo attacked the village of Christ on May 7th 1895. he took over the village and set fire to it

The Long combat, (1895), 1920s
The long match. Maximo Gomez defeated a guerrilla attack in the fields of The Long Combatof Camaguey 1895.Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Battle during Cuban War of Independence, (1895), 1920s
Battle of the mule. Maximo Gomez attacked the camp of the mulatto Camaguey on June 19 of 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Battle of San Geronimo, (1895), 1920s
Maximo Gomez captured and set fire to the village of Saint Geronimo on the 18th of June 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Statue of Joaquin Castillo Duany, (1858-1902), 1920s
Statue of Dr. Joaquin Castillo Duany (1858-1902). Doctor and second head of the Departments Expeditions in 1896, leading to the shores of Cuba

Column at Loma del Gato, (1896), 1920s
Column at Loma del Gato. A fierce battle took place here on 5th July 1896, General Jose Maceo was killed. A column was erected to commemorate this tragic event.Cigar card from the History of Cuba

Rabi In the Attack to the Black People of Cuba, (1895), 1920s
Rabi in the attack of The Blacks. Colonel Jesus Rabi attacked in 1895 the hamlet of The Blacks in the province of Santiago de Cuba

Monument of Marti in Santiago de Cuba, (1853-1995), 1920s
Tomb of Marti in Santiago de Cuba. Jose Marti remains were taken to Santiago de Cuba where he was buried and during the republican era

Obelisk of Two Rivers, (1895), 1920s
Obelisk erected in Two Rivers. It was built in the location where Jose Marti fell mortally wounded on 19 May 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

View of Nuevitas, (1869), 1920s
View of Nuevitas. Colonel Francisco Varona with 40 men entered the city on 8 April 1895 and perished in battle. In the war of Yara, in April of 1869 general Angel Castillo set fire to Nuevitas

Expedition of Marti and Maximo Gomez, (1895), 1920s
Expedition of Marti and Maximo Gomez. They disembarked in Playitas on the south coast of Baracoa on April 11 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Duaba beach, (1890s), 1920s
Duaba beach, near Baracoa. General Antonio Maceo landed several men, who were persecuted in such a way that Maceo ended up alone in the mountain

Village of Baire, (1895), 1920s
Village of Baire. On February 24, 1895 the people of this village and Coronel Saturnino and his friends revolted. Baire was located between Jiguani and Palma Soriano

Park of Baire, (1895), 1920s
Baire Park. The young Saturnino Lora, on 24 February 1895 gathered and urged the people in the Park of Baire to take up arms, and in a few hours was joined by neighbors of Jiguani

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

The garrotte of an inmate, (1888), 1920s
The garrotte of an inmate in 1888. Due to the development of banditry, General Marin declared the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara under siege in 1888

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

Landing of General Calixto Garcia, (1890), 1910s
Landing Calixto Garcia in the Sawmill. The war was already dying out, General Calixto Garcia landed with 19 men at a sawmill, on the south coast of Santiago de Cuba, on 7 My 1890

Single Action of in las Palmas, (1875), 1920s
Single action of Palma. This fierce combat took place in the Villas in 1875 between the forces of Cuban Colonel Cecilio Gonzalez and the spanish cavalry commanded by commander Jul

Battle of Jibaro, (1876), 1920s
Battle of Jibaro. General Maximo Gomez seized the village of the Jibaro in Sancti Spiritus and set it on fire on the 21th January of 1875

The Battle of Naranjo, (1874), 1920s
Battle of Naranjo. Two thousand Spaniards commanded by the Brigadiers Bascones and Arminan attacked General Maximo Gomez in a grove of orange trees on February 10, 1874 with 200 casualties

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

Cubans Burning Refineries, (1870s), 1920s
Cubans burning a sugar refinery. During the two wars the Cubans burned many refineries to deprive revenue to the government of Spain

Battle in the Ten Years War, (1874), 1920s
The battle of Melons. General Calixto Garcia defeated the Spanish General Esponda who had 670 at the water Eye of the Melons, jurisdiction of Holguin in January 7th, 1874

The Marte Camp, (1875), 1920s
Marte Camp in 1875. The camp of Marte was ordered to be built in 1740. In this location today is The Plaza of Fraternity. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Battle of Sacra, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Sacra. On November 7, 1873 General Maximo Gomez with his cavalry attacked and defeated the Spanish brigadier, Bascones, in La Sacra resulting in a hundred casualties

Battle of Jimaguaya, (1873), 1920s
Battle of Jimaguaya. On May 11 1873, General Ignacio Agramonete was attacked in Jimaguayu, by Lieutenant Colonel Rodriguez de Leon who arrived with 700 men

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

Old market of Santiago de Cuba, (19th century), 1920s
Old market of Santiago of Cuba. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

Tomb of Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba, (1871), 1920s
Tomb of Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba. The heroic defender of the students, Lieutenant Colonel Capdevila died in Santiago Cuba

Monument to Capdevila, (1871), 1920s
Monument to Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba. He died defending students and a monument was erected, subsequently in 1871 his remains were transferred to rest along with the eight executed students

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

Plaza la Punta, where the medical students were executed, (1871), 1920s
The place where the medical students were executed. The death squad was ready at The Plaza la Punta, close to the prison they were shot

Niche of Castanon, (1871), 1920s
Niche Gonsalo Castanon. Reproduction of the niche of Gonsalo Castanon, preserved in the cemetery of Spain on 27th November 1871

Inside th Spanish cementery, (19th century), 1920s
Inside the Spanish cementery is the niche of Gonsalo Castanon, said to have been scratched by medical students. This turned out to be untrue after the investigations

The Dauntless and the Three Friends, (1868), 1920s
The Dauntless and the Three Friends. The American vapor Dauntless and Three Friends provided good services to Cuba.Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The governor inspecting the newly arrived troops, (1868), 1920s
The governor inspecting the new troops. From the Captaincy General Palace, newly arrived troops were inspected.During the war of Yara

The Cristina old market, (19th century), 1920s
Old Market of Cristina, Cuba. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

The Perrit in Cuban Waters, (1869), 1920s
The Perrit expedition, commanded by the American General Thomas Jordan landing in Cuba in Nipe Bay, on the peninsula of Ramon, on the 11th of March, 1869. Brought 269 Cuban Expeditionaries

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