Book V Print 4: Fidel Castro in Washington and New York City

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Title: Book V Print 4: Fidel Castro in Washington and New York City
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 April
Description: Documenting Fidel Castro's trip to the United States that began with a visit to Washington, D.C. in mid-April, the second, fourth, fifth and seventh rows of frames on this print show Castro surrounded by Cuban functionaries, bearded rebels and American reporters in the front vestibule of the Cuban Embassy, located at 2630 16th Street NW. The top, third and sixth rows of frames depict U.S. citizens carrying picket signs and protesting on the sidewalk in front of the Statler Hilton Hotel where Fidel Castro was speaking at a luncheon held by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. In a subsequent speech given in Central Park, New York City, Fidel claimed that the picketers were college students being paid $17 an hour for their time by pro-Batista groups seeking to discredit the Revolution as "communist." See also Prints 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
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: Multiple languages

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 650

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Container / Volume

Box 4, folder 328

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