"Burning of Siboney"

"Burning of Siboney"

Item Information

Title:
"Burning of Siboney"
Description:
Burning of Siboney. View of smoke over town behind tall fence. Siboney, Cuba.
Date:
[ca. 1898]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
The Trustees of Reservations, Archives & Research Center
Box 44, File 2 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Stevens-Coolidge Place Collection
Subjects:
Smoke
Fences
Fire
Places:
Cuba > Santiago de Cuba (province)
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; 7 x 11 cm
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Notes:
Title from item or accompanying materials.
Additional information from accompanying materials: Siboney, a small coastal village east of Santiago de Cuba, was burned by US forces to stop the spread of yellow fever, malaria and typhoid among the troops. All buildings, except the railroad station and round-house, were destroyed. Spanish American War, 1898-1899.
Notes (date):
Date from item or accompanying materials.
Notes (object):
Sepia.
Print mounted on board.
Faded.
Identifier:
IA 2.17.14