[Cuba]. [Spanish-American War]

[Small Collection of Photographs from Cuba During the Spanish-American War]

[Puerto Principe: ca. 1898]. Thirteen photographs, each approximately 4 x 5 inches, on original card mounts. A few images rather faded. Light edge wear to mounts. Some photo credits in negatives; each with manuscript caption on mount verso. Good plus. Item #4079

An interesting group of thirteen photographs taken by an amateur military photographer while deployed to Cuba during the Spanish-American War. The photos are centered around Puerto Principe (now Camaguey) in Central Cuba, an unusual location for photos of this genre, and focus on natives, local architecture, and natural views. Crude credits in the negatives of several images attribute the photographs to "Woodward" or "W.D.W" of the "15th U.S.I.B" (i.e., 15th U.S. Infantry Battalion [?]). Each image is also captioned in manuscript on the rear of its mount, as follows:

1) Rail Road Bridge Near Puerto Principe, Cuba
2) Same Bridge, Different View
3) Natives in Cuba
4) Military Headquarters
5) Soldier Camp in Cuba
6) Cuban Prison
7) Cemetery in Puerto Principe, Cuba
8) Water Wagon in Cuba
9) Plaza [?] in Puerto Principe, Cuba
10) Residence in Cuba
11) Cuban Carriage
12) Summer Resort in Cuba
13) Military Headquarters Inside.

Price: $650.00