Early new years day, news spreads that Batista has fled and there is confusion throughout Havana. Castro sympathizers take to the streets with small arms.Tensions run high.
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Early new years day, news spreads that Batista has fled and there is confusion throughout Havana. Castro sympathizers take to the streets with small arms.Tensions run high.

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Photograph

Burt Glinn

Maker
American, 1925–2008

Early new years day, news spreads that Batista has fled and there is confusion throughout Havana. Castro sympathizers take to the streets with small arms.Tensions run high.

1959
Gelatin silver print
Image: 22.1 x 33 cm (8 11/16 x 13 in.)
Mount: 27.7 x 35.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Gift of Andrew S. Karsch, 2004
2004.0780.0003
Inscriptions verso (pencil): [signature]

verso (pencil): p20-21=134% / 3 [underlined]
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