Historia Gráfica de la Marítima Parreño Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MS Group 217

Staff Only

Scrapbook documenting the development of the Maritima Parreno port facilities in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s and 1930s

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Scope and Content

Scrapbook documenting the development of the Marítima Parreño port facilities in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s and 1930s. The items in the scrapbook primarily document the renovation and expansion of the docks, warehouses, and other facilities of the Parreño company. The album was kept by Desiderio Parreño, who was responsible for the expansion of the firm. Included are over 140 photographs with detailed handwritten captions, and a small number of news clippings, letters, and postcards. Also included are staff photos and a "Bacardí" souvenir folio with views of Santiago. Among the topics and events covered in the scrapbook are the dredging of the harbor, repair of damage after the 1932 earthquake, installation of telephones, and several trains and steamships.

Dates

Creation: 1921-1941

Creator

Parreño, Desiderio. (Person)

Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

1 Linear feet (1 scrapbook; 34 leaves)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Abstract

Scrapbook documenting the development of the Marítima Parreño port facilities in Santiago de Cuba during the 1920s and 1930.

Physical Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Alternate Form of Finding Aid

This guide is available in Spanish at https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/findingaids/Spanish/msgroup217.pdf.

Alternate Form of Material

A digital reproduction of this item is available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.