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Rebel unit with Fidel Castro as they pause on a mountain path to take a break from marching. Frames 145 and 146 show Fidel Castro sitting in the midst of a group on the ground. Frames 139 and 140 show rebels drinking fresh milk from a pail. In the center of the frame stands Efigenio Ameijeiras with Antonio Dahud on his left (standing in beret) and Manuel A. Piñeiro (also known as "Barba Roja") on his right (crouching with beret). Dahud also appears to the far right of frame 141 next to a man eating sweetened condensed milk from a can.

Top frames show a guerrilla messenger and peasant scout arriving on horseback and same guerrilla messenger who in Prints 27, 40, 45 is seen carrying messages to Fidel Castro. Second row of photographs shows a duplicate shot of St. George photographing himself in the mirror at a safe house in Manzanillo (see Print 13). Other images in the second row show guerrillas relaxing with guns in front of a peasant hut and a group of guerrillas sifting beans for small stones and other debris before cooking. The last row of frames begins with a picture of either a small boy or old man wearing baggy pants and standing on top of an abandoned refrigerator in the middle of what had been a peasant dwelling that was burned or bombed to the ground; surrounding the boy on the refrigerator, one can see the original wall posts marking the limits of the house. Final two frames show unidentified rebels marching up from a river bed. See also Prints 27, 40, 45; for St. George photographing himself in safe house, see Print 13.

Folder includes individual photograph in envelope marked "Christ with a cannon [Fidel Castro]." This photograph shows Fidel Castro holding a telescopic rifle and wearing a gold Catholic medallion. Standing behind him and holding an automatic weapon is Camilo Cienfuegos. Contact sheet: Frame 1 shows "Palmero," a peasant guide who led St. George to the rebel camp, an unidentified peasant man in the doorway of the hut, Ciro Redondo, also in the doorway with his back to the camera, Camilo Cienfuegos (standing with submachine gun), Fidel Castro and Andrew St. George (sitting). Frame 2 shows the same men, although Palmero is out of the frame. Frame 3 shows from left to right, Palmero, Camilo Cienfuegos, Ciro Redondo, and seated, Andrew St. George and Fidel Castro. Frames 4, 5 and 6 show the following men from left to right: Palmero the guide, Marcelo Fernández (seated, holding Magnemite tape recorder and wearing beret), Ciro Redondo (standing), Fidel Castro (seated) and Camilo Cienfuegos (standing with cigar in his mouth). Frame 7 is the contact sheet version of the photographic print enclosed in the folder. Frame 8 shows Raúl Castro (standing with both hands around rifle barrel), Camilo Cienfuegos (standing with automatic weapon) and Fidel Castro (seated). Folder contains contact sheet and photograph (of Frame 7) in envelope.

Two frames only. Frame marked 60 shows Oniria Gutiérrez with two unidentified guerrillas; the man on the right who appears to be showing Oniria his rifle works as a messenger for the rebels. He also appears in Print 56, Prints 45, and 27. See also Prints 27, 45; for a duplicate of the same image, see Print 38.

Court-martial of an unidentified local peasant accused of being a double agent near El Naranjo, Sierra Maestra. Fidel Castro appointed a five-person tribunal to hear the case, which was tried immediately on the spot. The members of the tribunal appear in frames 22-25: from left to right, Humberto Sorí Marín (taking notes), Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos (front row); René Ramos Latour ("Daniel") and Celia Sánchez (second row). The final row of frames show guerrillas on patrol on a footpath. See also prints 15, 18, 19, 26, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 41.

Fidel Castro stands with a group of guerrillas holding rifles. Various shots show Fidel and others aiming their rifles, apparently practicing their aim. See also Print 27.

A column of 26th of July Movement rebels on the march, crossing a river while carrying the Cuban and 26th of July Movement flags; on the look-out and resting between marches.

Four unrelated frames. Top left frame shows three guerrillas on a march along riverbed; on the left side of the frame is Efigenio Ameijeiras watching as the soldier in the middle appears to be rubbing his face after washing it in the river. The right, top frame shows Raúl Castro reading at a table in a peasant hut. Bottom left frame shows Felipe Guerra Matos sleeping in a hammock and final frame shows a group of unidentified guerrillas standing with rifles and apparently listening to a man telling a story.