[Recruits, possibly Cuban refugees, line up for physical examination in Miami, Florida, prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Recruits, possibly Cuban refugees, line up for physical examination in Miami, Florida, prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961], 1961 April 17. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bf/bf14a93cc6c8-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Recruits, possibly Cuban refugees, line up for physical examination in Miami, Florida, prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Recruits, possibly Cuban refugees, line up for physical examination in Miami, Florida, prior to the Bay of Pigs invasion, 1961]
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Lines of men waiting for physicals in Miami on April 17, 1961, capture a moment when the Bay of Pigs invasion was about to begin. The caption from the wire service, United Press International, explains that several recruiting offices had opened in the city, where volunteers signed up to fight against Fidel Castro's government in Cuba. Many of the men were Cuban exiles who had fled the revolution, and the invasion force was launched from Central America two days later, on April 17 itself. The photograph shows how exile communities in Florida became the staging ground for an operation planned with U.S. backing.
| Created / published | 1961 April 17. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Transmitted images 1960-1970.Photographic prints 1960-1970. |
| Notes | United Press International telephoto. No. MHP041703. News agency caption: Several Cuban recruiting offices were set up in Miami 4/17 where volunteers signed up to fight in the war against Castro. This photo shows a group of recruits at one center as they received their physical. Title devised by Library staff. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Cuba--History--Invasion, 1961. Recruiting & enlistment--Florida--Miami--1960-1970. Examinations--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,265 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-208505 |
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