A Musical History of U.S.-Cuba Relations, 1898-1959
• February 18, 2022 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Cuba, dance, displays, donations, Florida International University students, Francis Xavier Luca, Frederic A. Sharf, gifts, Great Depression, History Department, international expositions, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection, library donors, Maine (Battleship, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., Monroe County Public Library (Key West, museums, photography, postcards, posters, prohibition, promotional materials, rare books and special collections library, Spanish-American War, The Wolfsonian Library, Vicki Gold Levi, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, World's fairs
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HOLIDAY IN HAVANA: VISITORS MAKE A STOPOVER AT THE WOLFSONIAN ENROUTE TO CUBA
• March 17, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Cuba, Cuba Style, graphic arts, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection, library donors, memorabilia, political art, postcards, posters, prohibition, promotional materials, rare books and special collections library, Rochelle T. Pienn, Vicki Gold Levi, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian-FIU library
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