Miami's refugee Cuban colony churches held special masses 10/23 praying for the success of this countries (sic) stand on the Cuban-Russian blockade ... – Antique 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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A window into the past: Miami's refugee Cuban colony churches held special masses 10/23 praying for the success of this countries (sic) stand on the Cuban-Russian blockade ..., preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Miami's refugee Cuban colony churches held special masses 10/23 praying for the success of this countries (sic) stand on the Cuban-Russian blockade ...
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Miami's Cuban exile community packed its churches on October 23, 1962, the day after President Kennedy announced the naval quarantine of Cuba, when parishioners gathered to pray for the success of the American stand against the Soviet missiles being installed on the island. The photograph is a United Press International telephoto transmitted to New York newspapers, a format that let wire pictures reach print within hours. Many of the Cubans in Miami had fled Fidel Castro's government in the early 1960s, so the services carried both religious and political weight for a community that feared a superpower confrontation could decide its homeland's future.
| Created / published | 1962 Oct. 23. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Transmitted images 1960-1970.Photographic prints 1960-1970. |
| Notes | Title from item. United Press International telephoto. No. MHP102306. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Catholic churches--Florida--Miami--1960-1970. Religious services--Florida--Miami--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,096 × 4,161 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-208015 |
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