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Cuba in throes of new revolution – Antique Wall Art

Cuba in throes of new revolution, 1959 Feb. — historic photograph
Cuba in throes of new revolution, 1959 Feb.. Historic photograph from the Latin America collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Cuba in throes of new revolution. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A monument to José Martí, the poet and independence leader who died in battle in 1895, is the focus of this February 1959 view from Matanzas, a port city on Cuba's north coast. The picture was taken weeks after Fulgencio Batista fled the island and Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces took control of the government. Martí had long been claimed as a symbol by reformers and rebels alike, so a memorial in his name made a fitting backdrop for a country reshaping itself.

Created / published1959 Feb.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1950-1960.
NotesUnited Press International photograph. No. HAV 1178599 Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsMartí, José,--1853-1895--Monuments. Revolutionaries--Cuba--Matanzas--1950-1960. Monuments & memorials--Cuba--Matanzas--1950-1960. Cuba--History--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,240 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-208507

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