Mariel Boatlift Refugees

Photograph

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Key West Art & Historical Society

Mariel Boatlift Refugees: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Mariel Boatlift Refugees

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Mariel Boatlift Refugees

Entry/Object ID

2020.01.0880

Description

Black and white photograph of a U.S. Navy LCU 1659 (Utility Landing Craft) rescuing 32 Cuban refugees from a small watercraft that had run out of fuel in the Florida Straits.

Photograph Details

Subject

Mariel Boatlift

Subject Person or Organization

United States Navy

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bayles, Ronald W.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1980

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good