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The Havana Archive
- Title
- The Havana Archive / Basil Hyman ; [edited by Julia Booth-Clibborn & Anna Bennett].
- Author
- Hyman, Basil.
- Publication
- [London] : Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | F1765.3 .H96 2014g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 160 pages : illustrations (some color); 32 cm
- Summary
- "Once the playground of the rich and famous, where Cuban rum flowed in legendary nightclubs, luxury hotels, and casinos, and celebrities danced the mambo till dawn--as well as a vital hub for drug running and money laundering. This fascinating book, drawn from an archive of press photographs and ephemera thought to have been the property of Capone-era Chicago gangster and bookie Grover Dullard, captures the essence of Havana from the 1920s through the '50s with a wealth of evocative detail. Photographer Basil Hyman discovered this trove of Cuban treasures in Paris, and it led him on a voyage of discovery to Havana's rich past. His book's unique visual approach builds a picture of glamour and decadence in a mixture of photographs and memorabilia--postcards, menus, cocktail napkins, matchbooks, and much more; some reproduced as removable facsimiles. This book will transport the reader back to a long-lost world"--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Pictorial works.
- ISBN
- 9781861543295
- 1861543298
- LCCN
- 99958408706
- OCLC
- 781677587
- ocn781677587
- SCSB-5743104
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries