Shrine for Police Officers, Cuba | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Shrine for Police Officers, Cuba

Shrine for Police Officers, Cuba | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Shrine for police officers in Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. The shrine is a blue plaster enclosure with a white-framed glass door.  Inside is a figurine of the Virgin Mary and child surrounded by fake flowers. Colored lights illuminate the shrine. There is an unopened bottle of what is probably beer on the ground below the shrine.

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DESCRIPTION
Shrine for police officers in Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. The shrine is a blue plaster enclosure with a white-framed glass door. Inside is a figurine of the Virgin Mary and child surrounded by fake flowers. Colored lights illuminate the shrine. There is an unopened bottle of what is probably beer on the ground below the shrine.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:85288
Creation Date: 1959
Creator Name:Chapelle, Dickey
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County:
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Collection Name:Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:transparency, color
Original Format Number:PH 3301F, Box 8 #406
Original Dimensions:35mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Cuba, Caribbean
SUBJECTS
Religious articles
Decoration and ornament
Lighting, architectural and decorative
Sculpture
Beer
Bottles
Outdoor photography
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Reference Details
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