Album 3: Santiago de Cuba, Antilla, and Camaguey, 1915
Scope and Content
The photographs in albums 1-4 were taken with a 3A film plate special premo camera owned by John Duncan. Albums 1-4 depict early auto-touring in New York, Florida, North Carolina, Cuba, and elsewhere. Duncan, his wife Dora, and Green travelled together and refer to themselves in the albums as "The Tourists." Images of the Duncans' estate in Sea Bright, New Jersey, and their many animals are prevalent.
Album 5 is a scrapbook containing images primarily from World War I. The scrapbook appears to have been made from an album originally created by Duncan and then later repurposed by Green. Most of the photographs from the original album were removed, but a few remain. The images from World War I are largely commercially produced souvenir photographs, but there are also snapshots of men and machines from Green's unit. Several documents related to Green's service are also pasted into the scrapbook. The album contains images from Duncan of a trip to Miami in 1899. Additionally, there are images of a parade taken in the 1930s and other images associated with either Duncan or Green.
Dates
- Creation: 1915
Creator
- From the Collection: Duncan, John H. (John Hemingway), 1855-1929. (Person)
- From the Collection: Green, Thomas B., 1888-1963. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 volumes stored in 4 boxes, along with miscellaneous associated items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
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