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The woman on the right of frame is the daughter to the Mexican ambassador to Cuba (the identity of the other subject unknown) © James Abbe Archive 2021
Cuban author Carlos Montenegro signs copies of his novel from a patio in Principé Prison, Havana, 1929. Montenegro was serving a sentence for murder at the time. © James Abbe Archive 2021
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The bar of the Havana Jockey Club, which was American owned and managed. Said Abbe: "The visiting American can (and does) perform two perfectly legal operations at once, which are both against the law in his native land: bet on the races and imbibe alcoholic beverages." © James Abbe Archive 2021
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The view of Morro Castle in Havana, as Abbe entered the harbor for "a journalistic sojourn," in 1929 © James Abbe Archive 2021
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Cuban chess master José Raúl Capablanca, considered one of the greatest players of all time. © James Abbe Archive 2021
Havana crowds © James Abbe Archive 2021
Mr. Basil Woon, the official publicity agent of the Cuban national government, March 1929. Mr. Woon is an American. © James Abbe Archive 2021
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The bar near the paddocks at the racetrack. © James Abbe Archive 2021
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