A small rectangular printed card bearing the CTC emblem on a white ground: the orange letters "CTC" forming a stylized worker's helmet at the top, over a white anvil, set within a black cogwheel that frames a blue roundel containing the white silhouette of the island of Cuba; the gear is ringed by the legend "CENTRAL DE TRABAJADORES DE CUBA." A yellow diagonal band crosses the field behind the emblem (a printed design element).
Collection
Gerardo Fernández Fe's family collection
Acquisition
Accession
2025.22
Source or Donor
Gerardo Fernández Fe
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Manufacturer
CTC
Place
Country
Cuba
Region
Caribbean, Central America
Notes
Maker / Issuer: Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), the Cuban national trade-union confederation. Printer not identified.
Date: Undated. The "Central de Trabajadores de Cuba" name and emblem postdate the 1961 renaming; the graphic style suggests the 1960s–70s, so a date within 1959–1990 is likely but unconfirmed. Tentative.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
"CTC"; "CENTRAL DE TRABAJADORES DE CUBA" (around the cogwheel emblem).
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Material Notes
Technique: Multicolor offset/screen printing on card.
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
CTC
Notes
issuer
Related Places
Place
City
Havana
Country
Cuba
Region
Caribbean, Central America
Notes
use
Research Notes
Notes
The CTC emblem combines the industrial cogwheel and anvil (labor), the "CTC" monogram rendered as a worker's helmet, and the island of Cuba. Founded as the Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba in 1939 and renamed Central de Trabajadores de Cuba in 1961, the CTC is Cuba's single trade-union confederation.
