Book III Print 23: Rebel takeover of an unidentified provincial city in Oriente

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Description

Title: Book III Print 23: Rebel takeover of an unidentified provincial city in Oriente
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
Description: Images of the rebel takeover of an unidentified provincial city in Oriente and its surrounding military establishments, including the bombed-out shell of a rural guard post whose façade reads "Cuartel General Borrero. Esc[uadrón] 16 G[uardia] R[ural]" (frames 29-33). The second row of frames show townspeople gathered on the street "Luis Varona" in the central part of the city; political posters advertising the candidates for Fulgencio Batista's recent fraudulent electoral "show" are still visible on the walls of buildings in the background. These images were taken in the first days of January 1959 as St. George accompanied Fidel Castro's motorcade on its way to Havana.
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 148

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