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Crowd in Cuba demonstrates against reminders of the ousted Batista regime, as first rebel units of Fidel Castro enter Havana.

A crowd demonstrates in Havana, Cuba after the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro in his stronghold with his unit. Men armed with rifles listen to Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro as he speaks. The first rebel forces of Castro enters city of Havana. A crowd marches on the streets of Havana. It demonstrates against reminders of the ousted regime by attacking parking meters, casinos and wealthy homes.

Date: 1959, January 5
Duration: 2 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047729
America wins the Davis Cup international tennis team competition against Australia in Brisbane.

Davis Cup international tennis team competition between Australia and America in Brisbane, Australia. Spectators in the stands. American players include Ham Richardson and Alex Olmedo. The crowd cheers while watching the game. Olmedo is playing men's singles against Australian Ashley Cooper. America wins the competition. An official presents bouquets to the players.

Date: 1959, January 5
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047732
Christian A. Herter swears in as Secretary of State at a White House ceremony in Washington DC.

Christian A. Herter's swearing in ceremony at the White House, Washington DC. Exteriors of the White House. Interiors of the White House shows the ceremony witnessed by cabinet members, leaders of both parties and members of Mr. Herter's family. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower extols the new Secretary of State as the best man for the job of Foreign Policy Chief. Cabinet members and leaders of both the parties congratulate and shake hands with Herter. Mrs. John Foster Dulles shakes hands with Herter. Newsmen record the event. The State Department employees cheer for Herter.

Date: 1959, April 22
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047733
Fidel Castro arrives at New York's Penn Station and is greeted by cheering Spanish-speaking admirers.

Fidel Castro is cheered by a large crowd in New York City. Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro arrives at New York's Penn Station (351 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001) and is greeted by some 20,000 cheering Spanish-speaking fans and supporters. Adoring crowds waving Cuban flags upon Castro’s arrival. Policemen control the crowd outside the station. Castro waves towards the cheering crowd at Penn Station. Castro crosses the street to the Statler Hilton (now the Hotel Pennsylvania).

Date: 1959
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047734
Queen Elizabeth Bowes Lyon and Princess Margaret visit Ostia Antica and Villa Borghese in Rome.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret visit Rome, Italy. They visit the archaeological site of Ostia Antica (Viale dei Romagnoli, 717, 00119 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. They are followed by few officials and a crowd. The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret then visit Villa Borghese (Piazzale Napoleone I, 00197 Roma RM, Italy). They descend the steps of Villa Borghese. A fountain in Villa Borghese gardens. Queen Elizabeth (the mother of Queen Elizabeth II) poses with a man.

Date: 1959, April
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047735
A civil servant turns out portraits and bucolic scenery via a typewriter and proves his ingenuity in Spain.

Guillermo Mendana, a civil servant, makes a portrait with a typewriter in his office in Spain. He proves his ingenuity as an artist of the keyboard. Mendana shows a woman a portrait of a boy made using his typewriter. A Spanish boy’s portrait made by a typewriter and a magazine. Mendana places various typewriter-made portraits of various subjects including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Pope Pius XII, cats, and a famous Spanish arch. A typewriter-made portrait of the Big Ben in London, England.

Date: 1959
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047736