Subject: Havana (Cuba) / Language: English / Resource Type: still image - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Havana, luxuriant with tropical foilage and brilliant flowers, gloriously warm, offers every opportunity for pleasant recreation; ocean bathing, swimming, sailing, golfing, tennis playing, polo tournaments, motor-boating, deep-sea fishing, motoring, and races of international importance.
Date:: circa 1920-1969
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections

Description:: Cuban telephone co. bldg. in the background. As a remembrance of the VI Pan-American Conference, the Fraternity Tree was planted in this square, which has taken this name. Secretary of P.W., Mr. Cespedes, has made great success in planning this handsome square of Parisian lines built in the tropics, with tropical gardens and plants and colonial details. Havana is continually beautifying herself: this is only the start. Sooner or later Havana will be the prettiest city of all of the Americas. Come again.
Date:: circa 1928-1965
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections

Description:: Built by the people of Cuba in grateful memory of the crew of the ill-fated U.S. Battleship Maine, which was blown up in the harbor of Havana, Feb., 1898. This catastrophe was an important factor in causing the United States to assist Cuba in her war for independence.
Date:: circa 1900-1969
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections

Description:: Newer portion of Havana is well designed with broad streets, beautiful promenades, drives and picturesque parks or plazas. About 50 fountains throughout the city are supplied by an aqueduct, which also furnishes water to residences.
Date:: circa 1912-1969
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections

Description:: With a gentle, sloping beach of pure white sand, clear blue water, a good restaurant, dancing pavilion, comfortable dressing rooms and all modern conveniences, it is one of the most delightful bathing resorts in the world.
Date:: circa 1900-1969
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections

Description:: The Capitol Building is a marvel of Engineering, Sculpture, and Painting. Built at a cost of over sixteen million dollars it represents everything modern in construction and is considered the most beautiful palace in Latin America. One of the greatest features in the interior is the enormous statue representing Cuba.
Date:: circa 1929-1969
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections

Description:: This avenue has now been renamed "Avenida Carlos Miguel de Cespedes" in honor of the Secretary of Public Works. It is lined with handsome residences and many colored tropical flower gardens. It joins Havana and "La Playa" famous bathing beach.
Date:: circa 1925-1969
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cuban Ephemera
Cuba Collections
Latin American & Caribbean Collections