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Incendiary Fire, Commandos L
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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.
1963
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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WHi 85861
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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 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.
Explosive Testing in Everglades
1963
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.
Commandos L Marksmanship Class
1963
Rifle marksmanship class of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in the Everglades. A man is lying on the gravelly ground operating the bolt action of a rifle. A few spent cartridges are near him on t...
Commandos L Radio Testing
1963
A member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L sitting on a bed testing a new radio transmitter-receiver.
