26th of July guerrillas, Fidel’s Column, Sierra Maestra

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Description

Title: 26th of July guerrillas, Fidel’s Column, Sierra Maestra
Creator: From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
Published / Created: Circa 1958
Description: The images of guerrillas in Fidel Castro’s column are engaged in wartime activities and scenes of everyday life. The photographs show the preparation of hand-made bombs in a clandestine bomb shop run by a bearded veteran of the Spanish Civil War; guerrillas manning a look-out post from the mountains near El Cobre, Oriente while others are engaged in routine activities such as cleaning a rifle, repairing a uniform with a Singer sewing machine, relaxing with children in the guerrilla camp, enjoying a pig roast, and a man applying talcum powder to a young boy.
Provenance: Purchased from Jean Szentgyorgyi by the Latin American Curator, June 2009; transferred from the Latin American Curator to Manuscripts and Archives, 2012.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 1912

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Container / Volume

Box 42, folder 1

Access: Public
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Citation: Andrew St. George Papers (MS 1912). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.