John Kowalski Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) The link below is for 20 pictures of anti-Castro Cubans. Pictures include pictures of Tony Cuesta. The photographer is Dickey Chapelle who was a correspondent during WWII, the Korean a war and the Vietnam war. She died in Vietnam in 1965. https://archive.org/details/20210608_20210608_1805/1 - Commandos L Meeting and Lecture.jpg Photo descriptions: 1 - Commandos L Meeting and Lecture DESCRIPTION: A meeting of the anti-Castro group Commandos L. A man stands at the front of the room writing on a chalkboard and other members sit listening. 2 - CIA Truck Observes Commandos L Truck DESCRIPTION: Moving truck across the street from the house of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L, purportedly occupied by CIA observers of the group. The moving van reads "Bader Bros. Inc." and "Daily Trips to Florida California" and is parked on a lawn in a suburban neighbourhood. 3 - Commandos L Meeting with Radio: Tony Cuesta – 1 DESCRIPTION: Meeting of the anti-Castro group Commandos L. Men sit and stand around a kitchen table with a radio receiver and transmitter. Tony Cuesta sits at one end of the table in a red plaid shirt. 4 -Commandos L Meeting with Radio: Tony Cuesta – 2 DESCRIPTION: Meeting of the anti-Castro group Commandos L with radio transmitter and receiver. Four men sit around a kitchen table with a radio transmitter and receiver on it looking at manuals and instructions. A fan also sits on the table and Tony Cuesta is sitting next to it. 5 - Commandos L Armoury DESCRIPTION: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in a garage functioning as an improvised armoury. Group members gather around a stack of crates and are watching a man handle a shotgun. 6 - Commandos L Marksmanship Class - 1 DESCRIPTION Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L practice rifle marksmanship in the Everglades. A man with a rifle crouches on the ground next to boxes of ammo and two other men look on in an open gravelly area. 7 - Commandos L Marksmanship Class – 2 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 another crouches next to him observing his technique. 8 - Commandos L Marksmanship Class – 3 DESCRIPTION: Rifle marksmanship class of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in the Everglades. A man lies on the gravelly ground operating the bolt action of a rifle. A few spent cartridges lies near him on the ground. 9 - Commandos L Radio Testing DESCRIPTION: A member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L sits on a bed testing a new radio transmitter-receiver. 10 - Commandos L Radio Installation DESCRIPTION: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L install a radio transmitter on a roof. Two men crouch working with a wire on the flat roof. A row of palm trees is growing in the background and there are other roofs nearby. 11 - Commandos L with Green Explosive Devices DESCRIPTION: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L talking in their arms factory/barrack. There are spray-painted homemade explosive devices on the table and a piece of machinery in the middle of the room. 12 - Commandos L Making Explosives DESCRIPTION: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L manufacturing explosives in a kitchen. The man is pouring a liquid from a small pot into a bundle of metal tubes. 13 - Commandos L Covering Explosive Devices DESCRIPTION Member of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L, putting covers over newly manufactured explosive devices. 14 - Commandos L Taping Explosive Device Closed DESCRIPTION: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L working together to tape a homemade explosive device closed. 15 - Commandos L with First Aid Supplies DESCRIPTION: Three members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L with a cardboard whiskey box full of first aid supplies. 16 - Explosive Testing in Everglades DESCRIPTION: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L setting up to test an incendiary device in the Everglades. A man stands above a brown package in a gravel clearing holding a roll of wire. 17 - Commandos L Incendiary Testing DESCRIPTION: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L test a homemade incendiary device in a gravelly clearing in the Everglades. One man holds a brown box and the other holds a length of wire. 18 - Incendiary Fire, Commandos L DESCRIPTION: Fire set by an incendiary device made by the anti-Castro group Commandos L. In the extreme foreground the blurred image of a member of the group frames a small fire on the rocky ground in the Everglades. 19 - Commandos L Making Explosives DESCRIPTION: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L making explosive devices at the group's barracks/armoury. One member is hammering cans closed on a table while the other watches. 20 - Commandos L Camouflaging Explosive DESCRIPTION: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L spray painting a homemade explosive device with a camouflage pattern under a covered porch. Parked cars and trees can be seen in the background. Edited June 8, 2021 by John Kowalski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 @John Kowalski Thank you very much for sharing these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kowalski Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, Chris Barnard said: Thank you very much for sharing these. You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Cole Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Interesting photos. It is beyond dispute that Cuban exiles were developing skill sets handy for assassinations. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kowalski Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 11 hours ago, Benjamin Cole said: It is beyond dispute that Cuban exiles were developing skill sets handy for assassinations. That explains why they are suspects in JFK's murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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