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#4: Life magazines with stories on Haiti: From Bob Corbett




I've been working with getting my Life magazines together and displaying
them.  I only know of 9 which featured a story on Haiti.  Like National
Geographic they are more important for the photographic record they
present than the stories themsevles in most cases.

Below is the list of the ones I know of.  Do any of you know of
issues I am missing which have Haiti stories (and photographs)>

I would appreciate any help you can give me to point me to new items to
seek out.

List below.  Thanks,  Bob Corbett

Reference List



1. Anon. THE U.S. INVITED TO ARBITRATE A MASSACRE IN ITS FRONT GARDEN. 
Life. 1937 Dec 6; 3(no. 23):74-77.  Note: lots of photographs.

	2.    Anon. BLACK HAITI:  WHERE OLD AFRICA AND THE NEW WORLD 
MEET. Life. 1937 Dec 13; 3(No 24):26-31.  Note: Photographs by Rex Hardy, Jr.

	3.  ---. THE GAY COLORS OF HAITI GLOW IN "PRIMITIVES" BY YOUNG 
AMERICAN PAINTER. Life. 1940 Jan 1; 8(No. 1):34-36.  Note: Paintings by 
an American painter named Benedetto.  Look like Haitian primitives.

	4,	---. CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL:  "LITTLE WORLD'S FAIR" IS 
HAITI'S BIG BID FOR TOURISTS. Life. 1950 Mar 13; 28(No. 11):98-108.

	5. 	---. A CAPRICIOUS, COSTLY STORM:  HURRICANE HAZEL 
MEANDERS DESTRICTIVELY FRO HAITI TO HUDSON BAY. Life. 1954 Oct 24; 
37(17):30-33.
Note: Photos of damage in Jeremie.  Also interesting story on Hanoi takeover.

	6. 	Hall, Lee. THE MOB AND ITS MAN TAKE OVER IN HAITI. Life. 
1957 Jun 10; 42(no. 23):41-44.  Note: Great photos.  Fignole, Pierre 
Armand, Louis Dejoie.

	7. 	---. A WEIRD, FATAL DASH INTO TURBULENT HAITI. Life 
Magazine. 1958 Aug 11; 45(6):22-23.  Note: Photograph of Papa Doc in full 
military uniform -- so young.  Story of overthrow attempt.  

	8. 	---. IT'S HELL TO LIVE IN HAITI WITH ... PAPA DOC. Life. 
1962 Mar 8; 54(No. 10):28-31.  Note: Also:  Barry Farrell "Guns, Black 
Magic, Torture Are What Papa 'Doc' Prescribes"  pages 32-34

Picture of both Robert Heinl and a very young Michael.  He had to be sent 
back to the states because Duvalier's army was bothering him.

	9. 	---. JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER. Life. 1971 May 7; 70(no. 17):34-36.
Note: "I will continue the revolution with my father's fierce energy".