Original press photograph of Fidel Castro holding a bundle of checks, 1959

N.p. N.p., Circa 1959. Vintage press photograph of Cuban revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro on December 20, 1959, holding a bundle of checks collected from sugar workers to fund a national industrial development drive. Date stamp and reference library stamp on the verso.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

8 x 10 inches, archivally matted in a 11 x 14 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus, with a small crease at the bottom left corner.

[Book #162970]