Postcard of Habana Central Park and Plaza Hotel

Summary

• Color postcard of the Central Park and Plaza Hotel in Habana (Havana), Cuba. On the right side of the image is the park, with palm trees and other foliage. The left side of the image shows a street and several buildings. The postcard is addressed to E.A. (Eugene A.)Schwarz at the National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. The message for him is as follows:
• "Dear Mr. Schwarz There are not as many Florida beetles in Pinar as I expected but on the Pines & Palmetto & on the ground the genera at least are very Similar- C.W. Leng,"

Subject

• Schwarz, Eugene Amandus 1844-1928
• United States Dept. of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology
• United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Eugene Amandus Schwarz, the recipient of this postcard, was an entomologist from the Department of Agriculture, which was associated with the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7323, Box 17, Folder: 25

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1908

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Postcard
• Beetles
• Entomology
• Entomologists

Place

• Cuba
• Havana (Cuba)

Form/Genre

Postcard

ID Number

SIA2013-07765 (front) and SIA2013-07766 (back)

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.4w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper

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