Cuban refugees – Vintage Wall Art
(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 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Taken in New York on August 8, 1961, this print is one of several images the International Rescue Committee used to show its work with Cuban families who had left the island after Fidel Castro's revolution took power in 1959. Many arrivals in those years came with little more than what they could carry, and resettlement agencies in the United States helped them find housing, jobs, schooling and language support. The subject list tags the image for both refugees and families, so it documents the people behind the agency's public relations effort. Its value to researchers lies in showing how relief groups presented exile to the American public during the early 1960s.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1961 Aug 8. |
| Subjects | International Rescue Committee--Public relations--1960-1970. Refugees--Cuban--New York (State)--New York--1960-1970. Families--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,278 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-189808 |
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