Cuban refugees [in department store] in Miami, 1962 – Historic Print
![Cuban refugees [in department store] in Miami, 1962, 1962 — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/26/26fb00390e7d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Cuban refugees [in department store] in Miami, 1962 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Cuban refugees [in department store] in Miami, 1962
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A department store in Miami is the setting for this 1962 view of Cuban refugees, a scene that reflects how quickly the city became a landing point for people leaving Cuba after the 1959 revolution. Many arrivals had left with few belongings, so shopping for clothing and household goods was often one of the first practical steps in building a new life. The caption data attached to the photograph is unverified, so the exact store and the circumstances of the visit remain uncertain, but the picture still captures the everyday side of the exile migration that reshaped South Florida.
| Created / published | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Notes | No. 9. Kurt Severin Collection. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Unprocessed, Access. no. LC/PP/83:204. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,207 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-106907 |
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