Book I Print 3: Fidel Castro with guerrillas

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Manuscripts and Archives > Cuban revolution collection (MS 650) > Series I: Andrew St. George Photographs, Films, and Papers > Photographs > Contact Book I > Book I Print 3: Fidel Castro with guerrillas


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Description

Title
Book I Print 3: Fidel Castro with guerrillas
Creator
From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Contributor
From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
From the Collection: Stone, David C.
Published / Created
1957
Description
Folder includes individual photograph in envelope marked "Christ with a cannon [Fidel Castro]." This photograph shows Fidel Castro holding a telescopic rifle and wearing a gold Catholic medallion. Standing behind him and holding an automatic weapon is Camilo Cienfuegos. Contact sheet: Frame 1 shows "Palmero," a peasant guide who led St. George to the rebel camp, an unidentified peasant man in the doorway of the hut, Ciro Redondo, also in the doorway with his back to the camera, Camilo Cienfuegos (standing with submachine gun), Fidel Castro and Andrew St. George (sitting). Frame 2 shows the same men, although Palmero is out of the frame. Frame 3 shows from left to right, Palmero, Camilo Cienfuegos, Ciro Redondo, and seated, Andrew St. George and Fidel Castro. Frames 4, 5 and 6 show the following men from left to right: Palmero the guide, Marcelo Fernández (seated, holding Magnemite tape recorder and wearing beret), Ciro Redondo (standing), Fidel Castro (seated) and Camilo Cienfuegos (standing with cigar in his mouth). Frame 7 is the contact sheet version of the photographic print enclosed in the folder. Frame 8 shows Raúl Castro (standing with both hands around rifle barrel), Camilo Cienfuegos (standing with automatic weapon) and Fidel Castro (seated). Folder contains contact sheet and photograph (of Frame 7) in envelope.
Provenance
Purchased from Andrew St. George in 1969 and from David C. Stone in 1970. Gift of Adolfas Mekas, 2010. Transferred from the Latin American Collection Curator, 2016.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been partially digitized.
Language
Multiple languages

Item Location

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives
Call Number
MS 650
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Container / Volume
Box 1, folder 4

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Citation
Cuban Revolution Collection (MS 650). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
614150
Object ID (OID)
10016809

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