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Crewman in Bunk

Date: 06 1942
Description: A member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta relaxing in his bunk while reading a book in Spanish and smoking a cigarette. The man is on ...
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Cat Aboard United Fruit Company Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: A cat is sitting atop a chalkboard with blackout orders written on it as a crew member from the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta fixes the sm...
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Safehouse Motel

Date: 1959
Description: Motel that was formerly a clandestine safe-house for the 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution. Parking lot with a blue car in front of a pink,...
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People in Countryside, Cuba

Date: 1959
Description: A man wearing a straw hat is sitting on the ground holding a baby in the countryside in Cuba. A woman sitting behind him is looking at the photographer. Th...
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Children and Soldiers on Street in Cuba

Date: 1959
Description: Close-up of two soldiers walking down the street in La Maya Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. Boys are crowding around the soldiers, and town build...
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Lifeboat Drills Aboard a Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: Sailors aboard the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta practice lifeboat drills in the Caribbean. All the men are wearing life jackets, and two ...
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Three Piece Orchestra Aboard Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: Men in a three piece orchestra, consisting of a guitar, a violin, and a glass jug, posing for a photograph aboard the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa ...
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Shrine for Police Officers, Cuba

Date: 1959
Description: Shrine for police officers in Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. The shrine is a blue plaster enclosure with a white-framed glass door. Inside is a...
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Crewman Aboard Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: A crew member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta looking over the side of the freighter at the Caribbean Sea and the clouds. The man is ...
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Santiago Veranda at Night

Date: 1959
Description: Veranda in Santiago, Cuba at night with tables and chairs lit by a hanging lamp. The veranda looks down onto city lights and the bay at sunset.
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Officers Consult Map

Date: 1942
Description: Officers and non-commissioned officers squatting to consult a map on the ground near Fort Davis, Panama. The men are wearing fatigues and have sub-machine ...
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Soldier from the 14th Infantry

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier from the 18th Infantry near Fort Davis, Panama, rests after cutting through a jungle. He is wearing fatigues and is sitting down.
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Fidel and Raúl Castro with Bazooka

Date: 1958
Description: Fidel and Raúl Castro pose with a bazooka for a photograph in a field during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel is standing above on the left and Raul is kneeling...
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Soldiers with Stuck Jeep

Date: 1942
Description: Soldiers from the 14th Infantry work to move a stuck Jeep from deep mud. One man in uniform with a cigarette in his mouth is leaning down over the wheel ho...
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Soldier on Horse

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier from the 14th Infantry riding on horseback through a jungle in Panama. He is wearing wet fatigues and has a rifle slung over his shoulder.
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Patrol in a Canoe in the Rain

Date: 1942
Description: A patrol from the 14th Infantry canoeing in the rain in Panama. Three men in fatigues holding sub-machine guns are sitting in a canoe.
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Tree-Top Sentry

Date: 1942
Description: A sentry wearing fatigues sitting in a tree-top lookout post posing for a photograph in Panama. His sub-machine gun is resting on a section of the lookout ...
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Soldiers Build a Tent

Date: 1942
Description: Two soldiers from the 14th Infantry building a "wiki-up", or place to sleep while on patrol, in a jungle in Panama. One man has a cigarette in his mouth.
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Soldier in a Hammock

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier wearing fatigues in a "wiki-up", or place to sleep during patrol, in a jungle in Panama. The man is in a hammock which also has a mosquito net. H...
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Soldier in Shower

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier from the 14th Infantry taking a shower with his pants on at a military base in Panama. The soldier is shirtless and has his arms raised behind hi...

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