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Juan Almeida Bosque on a Picnic in Cuba

Date: 1959
Description: Juan Almeida Bosque, operating chief of the Cuban airforce, and a small group having a picnic in the countryside of Cuba. Three soldiers in fatigues are si...
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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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26th of July Movement Meeting in Oriente Province, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in the woods of Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro, Juan Almeida Bosque and Vilma Espin crouch...
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Oriente Province, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in the woods of Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. A number of participants, including Vilma Espin and Juan...
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26th of July Movement Meeting Oriente Province, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. A number of participants, including Vilma Espin, Raúl Castro and Juan...
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Oriente Province

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin and Fidel Castro crouch over a map spread on the ground....
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26th of July Movement Meeting in Sierra Maestra Mountains, Cuba

Date: 1958
Description: Meeting of the 26th of July Movement in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin stands in the middle with a gun, and Raúl Castro and Juan...
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Break on Patrol, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers rest by a river in Oriente Province while on patrol during the Cuban Revolution. They are sitting on a rocky bank of the riv...
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Scouts on Patrol, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement soldiers on patrol in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. One soldier is walking along a dirt road carrying a large automat...
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Scout on Horseback, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement scout on horseback in the countryside in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. The scout is talking to a man who is standing ...
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Juan Almeida Bosque at Construction Site

Date: 1959
Description: Juan Almeida Bosque, operating chief of the Cuban Air Force, hammering a spike into a block of concrete with the help of a construction worker.
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Commandos L Marksmanship Class

Date: 1963
Description: Two members of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L, at rifle marksmanship training in the Everglades. One man lies on the gravelly ground aiming a rifle and...
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Commandos L Marksmanship Class

Date: 1963
Description: Rifle marksmanship class of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in the Everglades. A man is lying on the gravelly ground operating the bolt action of a rifle...
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Raúl Castro with Map, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: Raúl Castro sitting next to a small map of Oriente Province taped to the wall during the Cuban Revolution. The wall is bead-board and Castro is wearing a b...
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Raúl Castro with Newspaper, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: Raúl Castro sitting at a desk holding up a newspaper during the Cuban Revolution. The newspaper reads "!Extra! Triunfo La Revolution" and Castro is wearing...
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Cuban Revolution Parade

Date: 1959
Description: Parade in Havana, Cuba celebrating the success of the Cuban Revolution. Soldiers holding flags, guns and a newspaper are riding on top of a truck. The side...
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President Manuel Urrutia Lleó Shaking Hands

Date: 01 1959
Description: President Manuel Urrutia Lleó shaking hands with men in suits in Havana, Cuba during the celebration of the success of the Cuban Revolution.
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Raúl Castro with Newspaper, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: Raúl Castro sitting at a desk holding up a newspaper during the Cuban Revolution. Castro is wearing a beret and the newspaper reads "!Extra! Triunfo La Re...
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Raúl Castro Reading, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: Close-up of Raúl Castro sitting in a warehouse reading a piece of paper during the Cuban Revolution. The torso of another man wearing a belt of pouches is ...
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Raúl Castro, Cuban Revolution

Date: 1958
Description: Raúl Castro is smoking a cigarette and leaning towards someone writing in a notebook during the Cuban Revolution. Vilma Espin and probably Celia Sanchez ar...

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