British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressing the people of Cuba during his tour after the end of World War II in Havana, Cuba. Winston Churchill thanks the Cuban President, Ramon Grau, and to the Cuban people for the kind welcome to him on his holiday. Winston Churchill describes Cuba as a “Beautiful island”, expressing the sentiment “¡Viva la Perla de las Antillas!”
A film titled 'Castro, Cuba and Communism: Danger on Our Doorstep'. Black and white smoke arises from amidst an industrial area in Cuba. Cuban political leader Fidel Castro addresses his followers at various gatherings after the 1959 revolution in Cuba that brought him to power. Large crowds gather to welcome and listen to him at the venues. Aerial view of the Cuban coast, monuments in Cuba, luxurious hotels and important landmarks. A fruit seller, farmers cut sugar cane, a truck carries produce. People gamble at a Casino in Cuba before their closure. Docks on the coast of Cuban ports. Leeward Point Field airport at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay. Pilots and officials during a discussion at the airport. U.S. aircraft parked on the airstrip.
A man stands on bridge over Almendares River waving fish for sale at cars driving between Miramar and Vedado, Havana. Distant view of bridge and river below. Children sitting at edge of a pond in Havana’s Biltmore neighborhood, with a woman standing near them. Gardens around the pond. Swans and ducks swim in the pond. View of Monument, to the Victims of the USS Maine, with the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in the background. View of local market. People and horse carts in the market. People purchasing fruits, other items and foods, including live poultry.
The members of the Cuban Cabinet at the Capitol building in Havana, Cuba. The Capitol building in Havana. A motorcade drives through an archway at the entrance to the Capitol building. A crowd gathered on the side of the road. Guards on the road. The members of the Cuban Cabinet climbs up the stairs and enters the Capitol. Guards on either side of the stairs. The officials inside the building, for the new Cabinet, formed by President Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada, meet on debt crisis. The officials on a large balcony on the Capitol. The crowd gathered outside the building wave to the officials. President Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada and other officials, seated and standing in two rows, pose for photograph.
USS Maine (ARC-1) arrives at Havana harbor in Cuba. Historical Reenactment of USS Maine sinking. Monumental buildings and street scene of Havana. The American flag flutters.
Pan American Conference in Havana, Cuba. Conference in session with Cordell Hull signing the treaty. United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Mrs Hull arrive in Havana by ship. Cuban President Doctor Federico Laredo Bru greets the dignitaries.