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Ernesto Che Guevara – His Physical Transformation for the Bolivia Mission – Historical Press Photograph – A.D.P. Agency, Paris

Iconic image.

An interesting historical black-and-white photograph of Ernesto Che Guevara, showing him with a radically different appearance from his familiar guerrilla image.

The photograph is related to the physical transformation Guevara underwent to conceal his identity during his clandestine activities prior to the Bolivian guerrilla campaign in 1966.

The image shows the Argentine revolutionary with short hair, clean-shaven and smoking a pipe—a very different portrait from his signature beret-and-beard image.

The reverse bears the stamp of the French press agency:

A.D.P. – Agence Diffusion Presse
92, Rue de Richelieu, Paris (France).

Details:

Date of image: 1966.

Process: Black-and-white photograph on photographic paper.

Dimensions: 18 × 23.5 cm.

Condition: Acceptable for its age, with yellowing of the paper, small surface marks, signs of handling, and slight creases and wear along the edges and corners.

A historically significant photograph of great documentary interest, reflecting one of the most unusual periods in Che Guevara’s life, before his final revolutionary campaign in Bolivia.

Its large format, striking portrait, and French agency stamp on the reverse make it an attractive piece for collectors of historical photography, Che Guevara, and the Latin American Revolution.