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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. An album page of Alpha 66 invitations and tickets to banquet, dinners, forums and dances in Los Angeles and its neighboring cities. These events were a way of fundraising for Cubans in Miami, and spreading the word about the mission of the organization. Alpha 66 is an anti-communist organization working for the liberation of Cuba. The group was formed by Cuban exiles. Alpha signifies the beginning and the group started with 66 people.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 19 cm. Photographic prints
Alpha 66 (Organization) Anti-communist movements--United States Militia movements--United States Albums--California--Los Angeles Tickets--California--Los Angeles Fund raising--California--Los Angeles Shades of L.A. Collection photographs
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