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[Tobacco plantation]

The photograph shows a group of people near thatch roofed huts and banana trees in the background. Text below the photo reads: "A tobacco plantation, near Havana, with negro "hands" in Sunday attire, assembled in front of their huts. This special plantation is protected by a permanent guard of 100 Spanish soldiers."20.4 cm
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men carrying game birds]

The photograph shows two men carrying game birds. The men have several birds tied together by their feet and then thrown over the men's shoulders. Man on left also has a bird in his left hand and a cage with enclosed bird in his right hand. There are buildings in the background. Text written below the photograph reads: "Cubans and Spaniards bringing game-cocks into the city. Cock-fights are [page is torn and text is missing] popular in Havana than church or mass. Bets always accompany these [text missing] of Havana 'toughs'".
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men sitting with a family on the steps of a wooden building]

The photograph shows two men sitting with a family on the steps of a wooden building. Text below the photograph reads: "This scene is taken in the suburbs of Havana. These are two bachelors, with a retinue of servants jumbled around them. Clearly a strong, supreme, female ruling hand is lacking."
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two men standing on the railed balcony at the top of a brick building]

Photograph may have been brought back from Cuba - it was found with other photos he brought back from Cuba. Photograph of two men standing on the railed balcony at the top of a brick building. The two men are dressed in dark suits, white shirts, and dark hats. The building is made of brick and has rows of small windows near the roof line. At the top, center of the tin roof is another small addition to the building that the balcony extends from. Tall grass and trees in distance. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. The cardboard has scalloped gold edging.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two photographs of Cuban belles]

There are two photographs on this page. The photo on the left shows two women wearing dark colored dresses talking to a man in a suit and hat. A metal partition separates the women from the man. The photograph on the right side of the page is of a woman dressed in a white dress with a flower on her left shoulder. The woman has her right hand up near her face where she is holding the end of a lace mantilla. Text below the photographs reads: "Two prominent Cuban belles. Senoritas Isabella and Anita, daughters of prominent families. They sat for these photographs under a promise that their family name should be withheld. Flirting in Havana is done behind window bars, with a duenna at hand. The arrangement of the mantilla is a fine art." Written in pencil around perimeter of photograph: "Cuba. Texas Cuba J. H. P. Davis Cubaya (?)".
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T. W. Davis and T. Martin in a buggy being pulled by a dark horse]

Photograph of two men in a buggy being pulled by a dark horse. Back of photograph identifies them as: " T. W. Davis [and] T. Martin and Old Cobb." Davis and Martin are both wearing dark pants, white shirts, and felt cowboy hats. A white wooden fence (gate on left) is in the background. Top of tree to left and tree on right.
Date: [1900..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White buildings surounded by a fence in Cuba]

Photograph was brought back from Cuba by J.H.P. Davis. The photograph is of several rows of small white buildings with canopy entrances. The houses are enclosed by an iron railed fence. The houses appear to encompass an entire block. This photograph was taken at a dirt street corner. Trees outline the block. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate. Written on back of photo in pencil: "Judge J. H. P. Davis brought this back from Cuba".
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[White linen summer bedspread with hemstitched border]

White linen summer bedspread with hemstitched border decorated with appliqued basket of flowers. American, c. 1900.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A woman dressed in royal clothing]

Photograph that may have been brought back from Cuba by J.H.P. Davis, since it was found with other photographs that he did bring back from Cuba. This photograph is of a woman dressed in royal clothing. She is wearing a velvet fur lined robe over a white skirt, dark jacket with white inset at bodice and fur trim. She is wearing a crown with a floor length lace mantilla. The woman is standing near a draped chair. She has both of her hands on the drape. She has pearl bracelets on both wrists. Wall with ornate woodwork in left background. Doorway in background. The photograph is mounted on a tan matte. Image dimensions are: 11.6 cm x 17.5 cm.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young man lying in a hospital bed, dying of starvation]

The photograph is of a young man lying in a hospital bed. He is holding a small bouquet of flowers in his right hand. A ledge near a window has several items on it, including a hat. Text below the photograph reads: "Here is a sad but common scene. Reconcentrados are dying of starvation in the hospital of the American Orphans in Havana - too far gone to be saved by the belated treatment."
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History