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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 117
    McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 117

    Caption: "Capitol Building -- Havana -- Cuba. July 4, 1934." The building seen in this photograph, reminiscent of the U.S. Capitol, served as Cuba's Capitol from its completion in 1929 until after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Designed by Eugenio Rayneri Piedra, the building now houses the Cuban Academy of Sciences.

    Date: 7/4/1934

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 091
    McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 091

    Caption: "Republic Statue - Jackson Park - Chicago," c. 1923. Designed by Chester French (sculptor), this version of the Statue of the Republic has stood in Chicago's Jackson Park since its construction in 1918. It is a one-third replica of a statue at the World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago in 1893.

    Date: 1923