North And Central America Collection (page 8)

Hernando de Soto, (1496-1542), 1920s
Hernando de Soto was a governor of the Fernandina island of Cuba and arrived on the 7th of June 1538, finding the people dismayed by the constant pirate attacks

Landing ammunition for the insurgents, under fire, Spanish-American War, Cuba, 1898. US Navy sailors bringing supplies of ammunition ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain

View of Nassau, Bahamas, c1880

Nassau, Bahamas, c1880. View showing ships in the harbour

Eskimos, Greenland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Eskimos, Greenland. Stereoscopic card detail

A home in the interior of the island of Cuba. Artist: HC White
A home in the interior of the island of Cuba. Stereoscopic card detail

Palacio y Capitania general, Cuba, 1907

A Cuban ox team, early 20th century. Artist: Harris Bros & Co
A Cuban ox team, early 20th century

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

Obispo Street, Havana, Cuba, early 20th century

O Reilly Street, Havana, Cuba, early 20th century

A man climbing a palm tree, Cuba, 1911

Silk Cotton Tree, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, c1900s. Published by The Inter-State Co. (New York)

Commercial Street, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, c1900s. Published by EC Kropp Co. (Milwaukee)

Havana, Cuba, c1900s. Published by C Jordi

On the road to Blue Hills, Bahamas, c1900s

The British Colonial Hilton Hotel, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, 1911. As seen from the Priory

Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas, 1931. Published by Sands Studio

The Hotel Americano, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, c1900s. Published by EC Kropp Co. (Milwaukee)

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

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