Isla de la Juventud: prison complex where Fidel Castro was held

Item Information

Title:
Isla de la Juventud: prison complex where Fidel Castro was held
Description:
"This photo shows the prison complex where Fidel Castro was jailed for several years under the Batista regime. After the revolution Fidel wanted it to be transformed into a school or hotel, but the round building retained its ominous atmosphere and was left as a memorial."
Photographer:
Lillydahl, Sandy
Date:
1970
Format:
Photographs
Manuscripts
Genre:
Color photographs
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sandy Lillydahl Venceremos Brigade Photograph Collection
Subjects:
Prisons--Cuba--Photographs
Venceremos Brigade
Places:
Cuba
Isla de la Juventud (Cuba)
Extent:
1 photograph : 9 x 9 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph056-b001-i024
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Isla de la Juventud (Cuba)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph056-b001-i024