Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Located on Havana's Port Avenue is the ruin if the old city wall and the Fort of Havana.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A photograph of a group of Cuban soldier standing in formation in Havana's Port Avenue. Pictured on the left, there are several old American cars, and on the right is a relic of the old city wall. The are several people looking on from the sidewalk as well as from the balconies of the surrounding buildings.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The Presidential Palace in Havana housed of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. It became the Museum of the Revolution during the years following the Cuban Revolution. The Spanish name is el Museo de la Revolución, and is located in the Old Havana section of Havana. On the bottom left of the photograph is a typical street which are very popular in the main cities of Cuba.
The former Presidential Palace was designed by the Cuban architect Carlos Maruri and the Belgian architect Paul Belau and was inaugurated in 1920 by President Mario García Menocal. It remained the Presidential Palace until 1959. The building has Neo-Classical elements, and was decorated by Tiffany & Co. of New York.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
It is the sister castle to the El Morro Castle in Havana harbor. The inside of the castle has been entirely restored and is exactly as it was in Spanish times.
Castillo de San Pedro del Morro was designed in 1637 by Giovanni Battista Antonelli (also known as Juan Battista Antonelli), a member of a Milanese family of military engineers, on behalf of the governor of the city, Pedro de la Roca de Borja, as a defense against raiding pirates.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Santiago de Cuba

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
National Capitol Building in Havana, known simply as el Capitolio, was the seat of government in Cuba until after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
In 1925, Gerardo Machado was elected president. Soon afterward under the mandate of the legislature he commissioned a new design from the Cuban architects Raul Otero and Eugenio Raynieri. The previous, partially completed building was demolished and work began on the new building on 1 April 1926. Construction was overseen by the U.S. firm of Purdy and Henderson.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The Presidential Palace & Parque de Zayas located in the Old Havana section. The palace was inaugurated in 1920 by President Mario García Menocal and housed all presidents until the victory of the Cuban Revolution. After the revolution its name was changed to el Museo de la Revolución. The park was constructed in honor of Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, who served as President of Cuba from 1921 to 1925. He was Cuba's forth president.
The former Presidential Palace was designed by the Cuban architect Carlos Maruri and the Belgian architect Paul Belau and was inaugurated in 1920 by President Mario García Menocal. It remained the Presidential Palace until 1959. The building has Neo-Classical elements, and was decorated by Tiffany & Co. of New York.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The University of Havana, was originally called "Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de la Habana" translated The Royal and Pontifical University of Saint Jerome of Havana. Located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba, it was founded in 1728. It is the oldest university in Cuba and one of the first to be founded in the Americas.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Picture was taken from Prado Street. El Capitolio, or National Capital Building was built between April 1, 1926 and May 20, 1929. Many of the best Cuban architects joined forces on the project.
In 1925, Gerardo Machado was elected president. Soon afterward under the mandate of the legislature he commissioned a new design from the Cuban architects Raul Otero and Eugenio Raynieri. The previous, partially completed building was demolished and work began on the new building on 1 April 1926. Construction was overseen by the U.S. firm of Purdy and Henderson.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Monument to the victims of the battleship Maine The monument reads, "For the victims of the Maine from the people of Cuba" The battleship Maine blew up and sank in Havana's harbor February 15, 1898. This monument had an eagle at the top, but was removed after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Simply labeled "Havana, coat of arms" the location of this one is not mentioned. The crown on the top could represent the crown of Spain, of which Cuba was a colony for some time. The strips on bottom left are also on Cuba's official coat of arms.
Cuba -- Caribbean region

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CFM1972_01a
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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Outer wall of the Morro Castle. The fort was established in 1589 to guard Havana from pirates as well as British invaders. Juan Bautista Antonelli, an Italian engineer, was commissioned to design the structure. The fort itself was restored later in 1963.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

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CFM1972_01a
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