Associated Press Feature Photograph of Hawk Anti-Aircraft Missiles at Key West, Florida, Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, November 1963. 15.2 x 20.4 cm

Associated Press - Unnamed Photographer

Date d'édition : 1963

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Original Associated Press Feature Photograph depicting fifteen Hawk anti-aircraft missiles positioned at Key West, Florida, and issued for newspaper publication in November 1963. The original Associated Press caption on the reverse explains that the missiles had originally been installed during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and had subsequently been retained on a permanent basis. Positioned only ninety miles from Cuba, Key West occupied a strategically important location during the Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The photograph provides a striking visual record of the military preparations and defensive measures implemented in the immediate aftermath of the most dangerous crisis of the nuclear age. Retaining its original Associated Press feature notice and originating from the photographic archive of the Shields Gazette. An important original press photograph relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Cold War military history and American missile defence systems. Photograph size 15.2 x 20.4 cm. Very good condition with minor edge wear and light creasing associated with newspaper archive use.

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• Titre: Associated Press Feature Photograph of Hawk Anti-Aircraft Missiles at Key West, Florida, Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, November 1963. 15.2 x 20.4 cm
• Date de parution: 1963
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: No Binding
• État de l'article: Very Good