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Scope and Contents

Rectangle sepia colored measures 13 x 20 cm, in pencil on border written “All these pictures are ruins of old capital Destroyed by water volcano 100 years ago” - Antigua Gua. [lower right corner] [Volcan de Agua (water volcano) erupted 1773-74 spilling a lake of water when an earthquake activated beneath the volcano] - this reference would then make the photo circa 1874. The photo is of a three story masonry building with two four story towers on either side of portal.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1874 - 1897

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access Restrictions:Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

0.25 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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