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Explosive Testing in Everglades
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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.
1963
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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Commandos L Incendiary Testing
1963
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.
Commandos L Incendiary Testing
1963
Close-up of a homemade incendiary device being tested by two men of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in the Everglades. The brown box has wires connected to it and is sitting on rocky ground.
Fire from Incendiary, Commandos L
1963
Small fire in the Everglades from a homemade incendiary device made by the anti-Castro group Commandos L. A member of the group is throwing rocks on the fire.
Commandos L Taping Explosive Device Closed
1963
Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L working together to tape a homemade explosive device closed.
Commandos L Cooking Explosives
1963
Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L cooks ingredients for homemade explosive devices on a stove.
Commandos L Covering Explosive Devices
1963
Member of the anti-Castro group, Commandos L, putting covers over newly manufactured explosive devices.
