President of Cuba at Fort Oglethorpe, RPC

Postcard

Picnooga

2022.078.001 Verso

Black and white photographic image showing the President of Cuba and a crowd on the parade grounds at Fort Oglethorpe February 1910

Name/Title

President of Cuba at Fort Oglethorpe, RPC

Entry/Object ID

2022.078.001

Description

A black and white photograph developed onto postcard paper showing a crowd in cars and on horseback on the Parade Grounds at Fort Oglethorpe. The image shows three automobiles in the foreground with the Vice-President of Cuba, Dr. Alfredo Zayas in the far car (he is marked with a pen mark by his head by the sender of the postcard). There are two men on horseback beside his car, identified in the Chattanooga Daily Times as Col. Parker, the commanding officer at Fort Oglethorpe. The flag pole as well as two officer's quarter buildings can be seen in the background. Vice-President Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso arrived in Chattanooga on Friday, 11 February 1910 to discuss trade with the country as well as a possible Cuban embassy in the city. They visited Fort Oglethorpe in the afternoon and were treated to a review of the 11th Cavalry on the parade grounds. A reception at the Patten Hotel followed his visit and Dr. Zayas left for New York City the next day. The visit was arranged in part by the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Association.

Subject Person/Organization

Dr. Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, Col. James Parker, 11th Cavalry

Subject Place

City

Fort Oglethorpe

County

Catoosa County

State/Province

Georgia*

Country

United States of America

Collection

Armed Services Collection

Postcard Details

Date Published

circa 1910

Primary Language

English

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce

Person or Organization

Chattanooga Retail Merchants Association

Copyright

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only