Name/Title
Handpainted Mariel Boatlift SignEntry/Object ID
1987.18.0001Description
Hand-painted wooden sign with a blue background, created during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift. The sign bears the Spanish inscription 'Por favor, la última persona que salga de Cuba que apague las luces' (Please, the last person to leave Cuba, turn off the lights). The sign hung above the entrance to the warehouse beneath the Weather Station building on Pier B at Naval Station Key West, where Cuban refugees were initially processed before being transferred to the Krome Detention Center in Homestead, Florida. The maker of the sign is unknown.Collection
Artifact CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1980Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
SignNomenclature Sub-Class
Visual Communication DevicesNomenclature Class
Visual Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Fair