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burgert brothers cigar makers and the lector at cuesta rey factory 1929

Lectores de Tabaquerías – Cigar Factory Readers

Lectores de Tabaquerías – Cigar Factory Readers

The tradition of reading aloud at cigar factories can be traced back to the year 1865. Not least because of the high rate of illiteracy and the monotony of the work, the readings garnered so much interest that the practice spread in Cuba and far beyond.

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