My dad had a Roliflex camera that he would use hand held and also on a tripod with a self timer. He took hundreds of photos, many that I still have.
My boarding pass to get on the plane.
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Getting off the airplane.
1959
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My dad and myself sitting on the sea wall
along 'El Malecon'
La Habana 1959
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I'm standing on the back of a cracker truck,
in front of the 'Capitolio'.
La Habana 1959.
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This Man carried the dog in that blue box, the dog
came out of the box and did tricks while I watched.
La Habana 1959
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I'm looking at mannequins in the window
of a store that sold uniforms.
La Habana 1959
A magician was doing tricks in the street, my dad took
a photo of me squatting down and watching.
La Habana 1959
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In front of a theater.
La Habana 1959![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMZQFJZHKQPRaloep9rYfkFOVRXIWyOFJ5KBBHIy22NTvYE9tOySVOJQeHBZyn2gkilKnWmDeuzYLnmekLKCULMHBff9e0ZGvi2OTUp1sCPNf3UMFdzYkiqqVqOuKn6fhmqtR2fXEl4A/s400/Teatro%C2%A9.jpg)
At the amusement park Coney Island (the Cuban one)
Photo taken by my dad, 1959
My Father and Mother in a restaurant.
La Habana 1957
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My father and mother at the Morro Castle,
with a Cuban Navy guard.
La Habana 1949
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Next to Parque Central.
La Habana 1949![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdSMoRNz2bLaFZhsLCaTRK_X20COCsncSmyz66BnEllgutdYnayO2I3iVlraWjEm9sVtkElmOClq3hz1iuZtulT_mh9Pe4qkmRWdt9zHkb2MM4nVZHMJXvB2xzAqktpHnQMpNzZeTlI4/s400/Parque+Central+1949%C2%A9.jpg)
La Habana, Cuba 1949
My boarding pass to get on the plane.
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Getting off the airplane.
1959
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My dad and myself sitting on the sea wall
along 'El Malecon'
La Habana 1959
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I'm standing on the back of a cracker truck,
in front of the 'Capitolio'.
La Habana 1959.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iAdt75-DpF4T5FS3KtYSSczqGkU73Puq2S0i93HwTCc0KR9BO2w8VjNK1nBYolXW80yNG0aReQn9iqOZV7LLEE1TJYuZIJHDYQZv3ZXQCtlX1ecSZ52zAhySbbDDhsb3UBCJ7o16JvQ/s400/Cracker+truck%C2%A9.jpg)
This Man carried the dog in that blue box, the dog
came out of the box and did tricks while I watched.
La Habana 1959
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwY4j86ElvvPeX0B0LMvYFPXFGrZ6eVwZ2LPtvji6oo2iu8xpfvyvk8FGaiwROGXHnoxbkGBR2dFLjlVHnKs7-E91Y4FBHWfy3znDrjYvW2ElryTuC9eZgFbDx7iw986AZz6LGQ1w2QY/s400/dog%C2%A9.jpg)
I'm looking at mannequins in the window
of a store that sold uniforms.
La Habana 1959
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhws22oWsrcYjr1e-ST8VyZb5WYKTnmzUAsA0AtuHUNiFLFDImoG2ODp1eiz3Huf12rjDjblPZql6aLWfDzOgqKlVnZYD3w_ymE6y-ZKH-j4TeJbZcJ6B2Y1A1eLqx1cqif300b7C5mVWI/s400/Window%C2%A9.jpg)
A magician was doing tricks in the street, my dad took
a photo of me squatting down and watching.
La Habana 1959
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cMR51CPHTc00utVDTDInX8iwj_p1a4cipkrMclVddBVP5N2fzS3gW29xhXZCynJoU9blRv3wtBRJJqcWl3dobKHFA4u8uZBsxhQWlx8GfnQffAjwxEeW0rFgUHZthYREsOo4BtRoBS0/s400/Mago%C2%A9.jpg)
In front of a theater.
La Habana 1959
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At the amusement park Coney Island (the Cuban one)
Photo taken by my dad, 1959
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My Father and Mother in a restaurant.
La Habana 1957
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qtJTm6tJm952Y9MhVh-rIpbb_tBoPhmmpx7mD5zqxZNBy8bS9fkY3dLYLzBMO3Bxd2lafdz8gIV7gvpL3Xz0aIgjRBe9z6bRtL2NGU8wS85iWFnEFuQK6jys_Z9APHxpsLkbxNBgBt0/s400/Restaurant%C2%A91957.jpg)
My father and mother at the Morro Castle,
with a Cuban Navy guard.
La Habana 1949
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Next to Parque Central.
La Habana 1949
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La Habana, Cuba 1949
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7 comments:
great pics like your dads tash :)
These photos are unbelievably magical.
Excellent time capsule. I'm going to blog about this and refer people over to your blog. Keep up the great work!
~Joey
apretaste mi hermano !!!!felicidades hay que contar con usted un saludo willi
I love old pictures wonderful memories
nice mark, thanks for putting those up.
Thanks for all the nice comments... it's great to be able to look at these old photos. I had to clean them up a lot.
Enjoy.
Mark
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