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Prisoners of Brigade 2506 guarded by Cuban Fidelistas

Prisoners of Brigade 2506 guarded by Cuban Fidelistas after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

President John F. Kennedy is informed of the Cuban Missile Crisis

President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance…

Bay of Pigs Invasion Boat Image

Aboard the invasion flagship Blagar, off the Cuban coast, April 16, 1961. Pepe San Roman (left), and Artime salute the Cuban flag.

No left turn

Cartoon shows newly inaugurated Brazilian president Joao Belchior Marques Goulart in the saddle of a horse labeled "Brazil." The left rein is…

Report, Central Intelligence Agency, Guatemala, Situation Report 46

This excerpt comes from a CIA report on Guatemala in 1950. This section describes potential threats and opportunities Guatemala poses for the US,…

We Support Chilean Workers+Peasants!

This image shows a weathered mural depicting Salvador Allende with the accompanying text "We Support Chilean Workers+Peasants!" and
"you can kill a…

An autobiography of Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro

This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a…

Two more about to blow

Cartoon shows several sombreros. Two, Cuba and Panama, have exploded like volcanos, erupting into an "Anti-U.S. campaign." Two more sombreros, Brazil…