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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview

Administrative Information
Scope and Content Note
Series Descriptions
Container List

 

 

 

Series I: Subject Files, n.d., 1890s-1990s (bulk dates 1900s-1930s)
Series II: Havana, n.d., 1900s-1999 (bulk dates 1910s-1930s)
Series III: Cities and Towns, n.d., 1900s-1990 (bulk dates 1900s-1920s)
Series IV: Provinces, n.d., 1906-1920s
Series V: Manuel R. Bustamante Papers, n.d., 1929-1999 (bulk dates 1957-1958)
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Contact Information:
Cuban Heritage Collection
Otto G. Richter Library
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248214
Coral Gables, FL. 33124-0320
(305) 284-4900
edevaron@miami.edu
http://www.library.miami.edu/umcuban
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Series II, Havana, n.d., 1900s-1999 (bulk dates 1910s-1930s)

Box Folder Folder Title
1 17 Havana, 1900s-1960s
7 items (7 online)
1 17   Parque de Jeréz en la esquina de Monserrate y Progreso, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 17   Typical Cuban Planter, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
Note: "70" on recto. Notation on verso: "White mule. 500 - José Pique, Havana."
1 17   Spanish bullfighting ring, Havana, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 17   Stone Wall, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Said to be 400. (now in front of the new Presidential Palace, it marks the city limits in the first days of Havana city)"
1 17   [Photographic print of a cityscape drawing by J.C.N. Forestier of Cuba's Department of Public Works], [drawing from 6 Mar. 1929]
1 photograph of a cityscape drawing
Note: Notation on verso: "Vista general de la Habana." Also, affixed by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor): "Proyecto de muelle en la Avenida de las Misiones, por el que desembarcarían los diplomáticos para presentar sus credenciales. Proyecto Forestier en 1926, del cual solamente se realizó la Avenida de las Misiones, sobre terrenos de la antigua avenida de las Palmas."
1 17   Plaza Cívica -- Concentración campesina, 1959 or 1960
1 photograph
1 17   Monumento a Martí en el Centro Cívico, Habana. Concentración Campesina, 1959 or 1960
1 photograph
Box Folder Folder Title
1 18 Havana, 1990s
Box Folder Folder Title
1 19 Banks: Banco Nacional de Cuba, n.d.
5 items (5 online)
1 19   [Exterior of the Banco Nacional de Cuba], [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Cuba Review. 9 am Thursday. 133 screen." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 19   Oficina, Banco Nacional de Cuba, [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
1 19   [Stairway to vaults, National Bank of Cuba], [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation on verso: "National Bank of Cuba, Stairway to vaults." Also "Tesoreria de la R. de Cuba." Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Interior del Banco Nacional de Cuba en Obispo y Cuba que al quebrar cuando el crak bancario en el año 1920, pasó a poder del Estado, que instaló en él la Secretaría de Hacienda, despues Ministerio de Hacienda."
1 19   General view of banking room, [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation on verso: "Tesoreria de la R. de Cuba Havana." Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Interior del Banco Nacional de Cuba en Obispo y Cuba que al quebrar cuando el crak bancario en el año 1920, pasó a poder del Estado, que instaló en él la Secretaría de Hacienda, despues Ministerio de Hacienda."
1 19   [Teller windows, Banco Nacional de Cuba], [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation on verso: "Tesoreria de la R. de Cuba Havana." Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Interior del Banco Nacional de Cuba en Obispo y Cuba que al quebrar cuando el crak bancario en el año 1920, pasó a poder del Estado, que instaló en él la Secretaría de Hacienda, despues Ministerio de Hacienda."
Box Folder Folder Title
1 20 Bridges, n.d.
2 items (2 online)
1 20   Bridge on United R[ailways] of Havana, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
1 20   Miramar Bridge over Almendares River, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Manuscript notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) attached: "Puente levadizo que sobre el río Almendares unía La Habana con Marianao, por la calle Calzada del Vedado y la Quinta Avenida de Marianao. Se le llamó el Puente de 'Pote'. (José López Rodríguez, dueño de la Moderna Poesia y Cultural e influyente político).
Box Folder Folder Title
1 21 Carnivals and Celebrations, n.d., 1910s
4 items (4 online)
1 21   Comparsa de Carnaval en la Habana = Pi[c]turesque Carnival, Havana, [1919?]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Perseverancia y Laguna, Habana." Also stamp (mark): Angel Mental, 90 Obispo, Habana."
1 21   [Reina] del Carnaval, Habana = Queen of the Carnival, Havana, [1919?]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "#2. The Queen of the Carnival with her Maids in the break in which they ride during the Carnival parades. They have stopped for a moment in front of the official reviewing stand located on the Malecon drive. Note the 'serpentinas' which have been thrown at the Queen and her party are hanging on the break." Also, "Used 1919." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 21   Celebrando el Grito de Baire, 1919, Habana = Celebration of Grito de Baire, 1919, Havana, 1919
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Used 1919." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 21   [Grito de Baire Celebration, Havana], 1919
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Used 1919." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
Box Folder Folder Title
1 22 Cemeteries: Cementerio de Colón, 1920s, 1999
5 items (4 online)
1 22   [Monument to medical students executed in 1871, by Villalta Saavedra, Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón, Havana], [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Monumento en el Cementerio Colón, que contiene los restos de los estudiantes de medicina fusilados el 27 de noviembre de 1871, Escultor Vilalta Saavedra."
1 22   Mausoleum at Colón Cemetery [Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón] unveiled May 30th, 1926, 30 May 1926
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "From Mary Elizabeth Springer, 97 Wilson Ave, Vedado, Havana." Also: "Used Aug. 1926." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 22   Mausoleum unveiled at Colón Cemetery with official honors on Decoration Day by the American Legion in Havana, Cuba, May 30th, 1926. The American Ambassador Gen. Crowder made an address. President Machado attended these services, 30 May 1926
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "From Mary Elizabeth Springer, 97 Wilson Ave, Vedado, Habana."
1 22   [Monuments, Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón, Havana], [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Box Folder Folder Title
1 23 Cemeteries: Cementerio Espada, n.d., 1906
2 items (2 online)
1 23   Nichos del Cementerio Espada, May 1906
1 photograph
Note: Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Nichos del Cementerio Espada. Estuvo situado en la calle de San Lázaro, al fondo del hospital San Lázaro." Stamp (mark) on verso: "May 1906."
1 23   Nichos del Cementerio Espada en La Habana, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Cemetery catacomb. Oldest Cemetery in Havana."
Box Folder Folder Title
1 24 Churches, n.d., 1900s-1960s, 1999
23 items (13 online)
1 24   Iglesia Protestante en Neptuno y Águila, [between 1900 and 1920]
Creator: Corral, Ramón
1 photographic postcard
Note: "75" on recto. Notation on recto: "R. Corral, Obispo 75" and "Calle Neptuno y Águila."
1 24   Catedral Habana, [1904?]
Creator: Corral, Ramón
1 photograph
Note: Notation on recto: "Calle Empredado." Stamp (mark) on verso: "Ramon Corral, Fotógrafo. Animas 74 Habana Enero 1 1904."
1 24   Altar mayor de la iglesia de Ntra. Sra. Del Carmen en Infanta y Neptuno, [between 1950 and 1970]
1 photograph
Note: Title taken from notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso.
1 24   Jesús de Miramar, Capilla de Santa Ana, Ávila, uno de los murales del via crucis, June 1962
1 photograph
1 24   Old church in the Vedado, [between 1900 and 1930]
Creator:
1 photograph
1 24   Interior, Habana Cathedral where laid the bones of Columbus, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Stamp (mark) on verso: "From Cuban Camera Co., Obispo 96, Habana."
1 24   Iglesia del Cristo, Michelena y Villegas, Habana, 1929
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "December Cover 1929."
1 24   [San Francisco de Paula Church, Havana], [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 24   [Entrance to San Francisco de Paula Church, Havana], [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Entrada a la iglesia de San Francisco de Paula, perteneciente al Hospital de Paula, del que se habla en la novela Cecilia Valdes, Calle Desamparados y San Ignacio."
1 24   Cathedral, Havana, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: "4046" on recto.
1 24   [Officer and sargent at entrace to the Cathedral, Havana], [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 24   Catedral de La Habana y casa de la esquina de Tacón, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 24   Claustros del Seminario de San Carlos, 1929?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Interior, Catedral de La Habana. October Cover 1929." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
Box Folder Folder Title
1 25 Clubs, 1920s-1930s
6 items (6 online)
1 25   Country Club - Havana, 1929?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Used 1929" and "Feb. Cover 1931." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 25   New dining room at Casino Havana, 1929?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Notation on verso: "Used March 1929." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 25   Sunken Gardens, Country Club Park, Havana, 1922?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Notation on verso: "Used 1922." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 25   The Country Club of Havana, 1924?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Notation on verso: "Used July 1924." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 25   Lawns, Country Club of Havana, 1921?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Used 1921" and "Nov + Dec covers." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 25   Interior, Spanish Club, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Club o sociedad del interior de la República."
Box Folder Folder Title
1 26 Convents, 1920s-1930s
3 items (3 online)
1 26   [Cloisters of the former Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi, Havana], [between 1900 and 1905]
1 photograph
Note: Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Claustro del antiguo convento de San Francisco de Asís en la calle de Oficios, la construcción eclesial mas antigua de Cuba, que dio nombre a la plaza de San Francisco." This image appeared in Munson Steamship Line's "The Cuba Review and Bulletin" in 1905 with the following caption: "The vaulted corridor of the old monastery attached to the church which is now the Havana Custom House. In their occupation of Havana in 1762, the English housed troops and horses in this edifice, for which desecration the Spanish condemned it to its present service, all succeeding governments following the precedent."
1 26   Convento de Santa Clara, Havana, 1929?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation attached to photo: "Claustro del Convento de Santa Clara. Fundado en ___ ocupaba las manzanas limitadas por las calles Cuba, Sol, Habana y Luz. La construcción que se observa es el al[j]ibe que recogía las aguas de lluvia para consumir de las necesidades del convento. Fue desocupado por las Monjas Clarisas en 1920 las que se trasladaron al nuevo convento que fabricaron en Lawlon."
1 26   Convento de Santa Clara, Havana, 1931?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation on verso: "November Cover 1931." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review. Notation attached to photo: "Claustro del Convento de Santa Clara. La construcción con tejado corresponde a los baños públicos que existieron antes de la construcción del convento. Y la construcción de piedra es la fuente pública."
Box Folder Folder Title
1 27 Disasters, 1919
2 items (2 online)
Note:
1 27   [Damage caused by storm of 9 Sep. 1919, Havana], 9 Sep. 1919
Creator:
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "View of the driveway connecting Havana and Vedado showing huge portions of the new concrete seawall broken up by the waves during the storm on Sept. 9th, 1919. They were carried entirely across the new boulevard being constructed along the seawall, then over the double street car track and finally deposited in the middle of the roadway at the foot of Santa Clara battery, as shown. These blocks were so large and heavy that it was necessary to blast them into smaller sections for removal. The rough slabs in the foreground are pieces of the concrete base of the new boulevard mentioned above. Photo by Harris Bros., Co., O'Reilly 104, Havana, Cuba." Also: "Used 1919." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 27   Ciclón Sept. 9 - 1919 - Valbanera, 9 Sep. 1919
1 photograph
Note: Title taken from notation on recto of photograph. Notation on verso: "Section of the new seawall several hundred feet in length which was washed out during the storm on Sept. 9, 1919, in front of Santa Clara battery on the road leading from Havana to Vedado. Photo by American Photo Co., Neptune 43, Havana, Cuba."
Box Folder Folder Title
1 28 Dwellings, n.d., 1900s-1920s
11 items (11 online)
1 28   Balboa Mansion, 1924?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "From corner Gloria & Zulueta." Also: "Used Nov 1924." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 28   Residence, Havana, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photographic postcard
Note: "P. 4003" on recto. Notation on verso: "Residence in el Prado."
1 28   Villa Gloria, Habana, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 28   A Patio in Havana on the Malecón, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Sumner W. Matteson."
1 28   Entrance to apartments used as lawyers offices, dwellings, etc., [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
Note: Stamp (mark) on verso: "C. F. Potter, Jr." Notation on verso: "San Juan de Dios, Havana."
1 28   Japanese Garden, Private Residence, Vedado (Havana), 1923?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. "P. 8511" and "1923" on recto. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "American Photo Studios, Havana, Cuba." Notation on verso: "En ella residió de soltero el Dr. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Secretario de O[bras] P[úblicas] en el Gobierno de Machado. Despues Restaurant 1830." Also: "Used 1923." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 28   [Patio of home, Havana], [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
1 28   Quinta de los Molinos, Havana, 1908?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Gentleman's country place near Havana." Also: "Jan Cover 1908." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 28   Private Residence, Cerro (Havana), 1922?
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "American Photo Studios, Havana, Cuba." Notation on verso: "Used 1922," "December Cover," and "October Cover." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 28   Marcus Morales' House, Havana, 1917?
1 photograph
Note: "978" on recto. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "Library of Manuel R. Bustamante" (donor). Notation by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor) affixed on verso: "Residencia de la familia Marcos Morales en Monserrate esquina a Habana."
1 28   Barred windows, Residence in Havana, [ca. 1900]
1 photograph
Box Folder Folder Title
1 29 Forts and Fortifications: Batería de la Reina, n.d.
3 items (1 online)
1 29   Batería de la Reina, [between 1910 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Batería de La Reina. En parte de ella se fabricó el Parque Maceo."
Box Folder Folder Title
1 30 Forts and Fortifications: Castillo de la Cabaña, n.d., 1902-1920s
16 items (16 online)
1 30   Old Fort, Havana, n.d.
1 photograph
1 30   Inside Cabaña, n.d.
1 photograph
1 30   "La Cabaña" saludando al Presidente de la República, 31 Aug. 1902
Creator: Blain, G.
1 photograph
Note: Title taken from notation on recto. Stamp (mark) on recto: "G. Blain, Fotógrafo. Obrapia 46, Habana."
1 30   [Interior of Castillo de la Cabaña, Havana], [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "A vista in Caba[ñ]as. Looking out upon the parade ground from the section of the old fort devoted to the dungeons the entrance to one of which is seen on the left. Many a Cuba[n] prisoner saw the green trees and blue sky through this small archway for the last time."
1 30   [Interior hallway of Castillo de la Cabaña, Havana], n.d.
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana. Embossed stamp (mark) on recto: "American Photo Studios, Havana, Cuba."
1 30   Chapel in Cabañas fortress, 1926?
Creator: Potter, C. F.
1 photograph
Note: Stamp mark on verso: "C. F. Potter, Jr." Notation on verso: "Used Sept 1926." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 30   Old Spanish cannon at Cabanas, with Havana harbor in the distance, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Old Spanish cannon at Cabannas [sic], with Havana harbor in the distance. Each of the old guns bears the date of its making and is designated by a name and other inscriptions and ornamentation. Cabannas [sic] and M[orro?] are little more than "show" places now and during the tourist season are thronged with sight-seers every pleasant day. Our view shows a party of them in the distance, listening to the Military Band playing in the shade of the great laurel trees." Also: "Used Sept 1926." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 30   Old Guns at Cabanas Fortress, [between 1900 and 1920]
1 photograph
1 30   Castillo de La Cabaña, Habana, [between 1900 and 1920]
Creator: Corral, Ramón
1 photograph
Note: "102" and "R. Corral" on recto.
1 30   Old sentry box on a corner of Cabanas overlooking Havana, [between 1900 and 1930]
1 photograph
Note: Stamp (mark) on verso: "Munson Steamship Line."
1 30   Where Cuban soldiers were executed, Cabanas fortress, [not after 1915]
1 photograph
1 30   [Wall where Cuban prisoners were executed by the Spanish during the wars of independence, Castillo de La Cabaña, Havana], [not after 1915]
1 photograph
Note: Stamp (mark) on verso: "Munson Steamship Line."
1 30   [Wall where Cuban prisoners were executed by the Spanish during the wars of independence, with marker where future monument to be erected, Castillo de la Cabaña, Havana], [not before 1910]
1 photograph
1 30   [Soldiers in front of the wall where Cuban prisoners were executed by the Spanish during the wars of independence, with marker where future monument to be erected, Castillo de la Cabaña, Havana], [not before 1910]
1 photograph
1 30   [Bronze tablet in memoriam of Cuban prisoners executed by the Spanish during the wars of independence, Castillo de la Cabaña, Havana], [not before 1915]
1 photograph
Note: Incomplete notation on verso. Also: "Sept 1926." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 30   Bronze Tablet erected above where Cuban prisoners were shot, Havana, [not before 1915]
1 photograph
Box Folder Folder Title
1 31 Forts and Fortifications: Castillo de la Fuerza, n.d., 1920s
4 items (4 online)
1 31   Corner Stone of Havana, 1926?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Castillo de la Fuerza" and "Used Oct 1926." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 31   La Fuerza, Havana, 1926?
1 photograph
Note: Notation on verso: "Used Sept 1926." Probably used by the Munson Steamship Line in their publication, The Cuba Review.
1 31   Cañones en la Cortina de Valdes, n.d.
1 photograph
1 31   Statue "La Habana" on La Fuerza Castle, n.d.
1 photograph
Note: Photograph of the American Photo Co., Havana.
Box Folder Folder Title
1 32 Forts and Fortifications: Castillo de la Punta, n.d., 1920s
4 items (4 online)
1 32   Zona inmediata al Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta, n.d.
1 photograph
Note: Title taken from notation affixed to photograph by Manuel R. Bustamante (donor).
1 32   Castillo de la Punta, 1926?
1 photograph
Note: Stamp (mark) on verso: "Munson Steamship Line" with notation: "Used Sept 1926."
1 32   Part of Battery "La Punta," Havana, n.d.
1 photograph
1 32   Guns of Battery La Punta, Havana, n.d.
1 photograph
Box Folder Folder Title
1 33 Forts and Fortifications: Castillo del Morro, n.d., 1920s
12 items (12 online)
1 33