Book II Print 13: Cdte. Rene de los Santos' command post

Found In:

10018084

Description

Title: Book II Print 13: Cdte. Rene de los Santos' command post
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: undated
Description: The principal figure is Cdte. Rene de los Santos, whose command post was above Santiago. Frames 31-33 show the roadblock of Cdte. de los Santos' post on one of the seaside back roads leading toward Siboney and Santiago. Frames 5-7 show a typical puesto guerrillero de sacamuelas, i.e. improvised rebel dental station manned by a lay "dentist." Dental therapy of the sacamuelas station was invariably limited to extraction. Children in additional frames are Cuban rural child types.
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: English
Spanish

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 650

Search for Additional Digitized Material in This Collection

Container / Volume

Box 1, folder 83

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Cuban Revolution Collection (MS 650). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.