Book III Print 51: Rebel takeover of government facility; Catholic priests, rebels, reporters

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Title: Book III Print 51: Rebel takeover of government facility; Catholic priests, rebels, reporters
Creator: From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Contributor: From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
From the Collection: Stone, David C.
Published / Created: 1959 January 1-2
Description: Frames 17 through 35 appear to show the rebel takeover of a government facility although the location is not clear. Featured in frames 17 through 26 are two Catholic priests in robes, speaking to rebels and a female reporter (wearing an armband that says 'prensa'). Frames 28-35 show Celia Sánchez in fatigues as she talks to the same female reporter. Bottom frames show the interior view of the room from whose balcony Fidel Castro addressed the nation on January 1, 1959, in Santiago de Cuba. See also Prints 9, 20, 22, 31-32 and 41.
Provenance: Purchased from Andrew St. George in 1969 and from David C. Stone in 1970. Gift of Adolfas Mekas, 2010. Transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, 2016.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English
Spanish

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 650

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Container / Volume

Box 2, folder 176

Access: Public
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Citation: Cuban Revolution Collection (MS 650). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.