{"product_id":"1959-cuban-revolutionary-navy-official-photo-havana-harbor-may-18-1959","title":"1959 Cuban Revolutionary Navy Official Photo – Havana Harbor – May 18, 1959","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Cuban Revolutionary Navy Photograph – Havana, May 18, 1959\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExceptional original Cuban historical photograph documenting members of the \u003cstrong\u003eMarina de Guerra Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Navy)\u003c\/strong\u003e during the first months following the Cuban Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photograph shows a large gathering of Cuban sailors, officers and civilians aboard a vessel in what appears to be \u003cstrong\u003eHavana Harbor\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the historic fortifications and lighthouse at the entrance to the harbor visible prominently in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMost importantly, the reverse bears an original institutional stamp reading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“MARINA DE GUERRA REVOLUCIONARIA – NEGOCIADO DE FOTOGRAFÍA”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etogether with photographic\/order reference \u003cstrong\u003e170-59\u003c\/strong\u003e, department number \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the precisely stamped date:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e18 MAY 1959\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe official marking provides unusually strong provenance and dates the photograph to the formative first months of Cuba's revolutionary government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring 1959 Cuba's armed forces were undergoing rapid reorganization, making photographs bearing the early \u003cstrong\u003eMarina de Guerra Revolucionaria\u003c\/strong\u003e designation particularly evocative documents of this transitional period in Cuban military and political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 1959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apparently Havana Harbor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrganization:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original black-and-white press\/institutional photograph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e OT No. 170-59 \/ No. NEG. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial marking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria – Negociado de Fotografía\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 6 3\/4\" x 4 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original vintage condition with age toning, edge and corner wear, creasing and handling marks. There is visible wear and surface disturbance along portions of the lower area and corners. The reverse remains remarkably clean and retains the important original Revolutionary Navy photographic department stamp and May 18, 1959 date. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50395301052659,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/Fotodelamarinadeguerra.jpg?v=1787001316","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/1959-cuban-revolutionary-navy-official-photo-havana-harbor-may-18-1959","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}