Falucas in Havana Harbor in 1898 2
by William B Townsend
Title
Falucas in Havana Harbor in 1898 2
Artist
William B Townsend
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Photograph - Photograph
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In 1899, in the wake of the Spanish American War in which the victorious United Sates occupied the former Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, a large coffee table size two volume book was published filled with photographs of those islands. The narrative was written by war correspondent Jose de Olivares. Photographs and pencil drawings were generally by Walter B. Townsend, although it is cleat that in some instances Jose de Olivares was the photographer as well as writer.
This photo shows the small boats (falucas) in Havana Harbor, Cuba, which were used to transport passengers to and from the larger ships further out and also as pleasure craft for hire. The border around version two of the photo is based on the inside cover lining of volume 2 of "Our Islands and Their Peoples".
This photo is my digitized,restored and enhanced version of Mr. Townsend's photo and may not be reproduced.
Featured in the Art from the Past group, May 2014.
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February 26th, 2014
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Miroslava Jurcik
Never seen boats like that ! Very interesting history and capture, and beautifully presented and restored !!! l/f
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