Ensminger Brothers Spanish-American War photographs, circa 1890s
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ensminger Brothers
- Abstract:
- A collection of photographs taken by the Ensminger Brothers in Florida while soldiers trained before sailing to Cuba to fight in the Spanish American War. The photographs in this collection were later purchased by Sarah Criggal and her sister, who were visiting Florida from Britain.
- Extent:
- 0.21 Linear Feet
- 1 Box other_unmapped
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Ensminger Brothers Spanish-American War Photographs, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
Taken by the Ensminger brothers during the Spanish-American War, this photograph collection is made of pictures of landscape, wildlife and vegation encounter by soldiers station in Central Florida as they prepared to go to war.
- Biographical / historical:
The Ensminger Brothers, Jefferson and Madison were born in Iowa, in 1845. Sons of photographer, E.M. Ensminger, they would alslo develop a successful a photograhy business in Iowa, before moving to Central Florida in the 1880s, where they continued their business photographing everyday life in Central Florida.http://www.pioneerphotographers.com/files/Iowa/Ensminger.html
Note written by Kirk Mitchell
- Processing information:
Complete
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Spanish-American War, 1898
Soldiers - Places:
- Tampa (Fla.)
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Ensminger Brothers Spanish-American War Photographs, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
