Communists who tore down a government - then went for a nice game of golf: Rare pictures Castro and Che Guevara tweaking Eisenhower's tail
- Fifty-five images from first set of prints by photographer Alberto Korda
- Show Castro and Guevara on fishing trip soon after Cuban came to power
- Golf stunt in 1961 aimed at President Eisenhower for snubbing Castro
- One of Castro with backpack and rifle on hillside set to sell for £5,000
- Mr Korda's daughter, Norka, is selling them through British auctioneers
The daughter of famed photographer Alberto Korda is selling a gallery of his 'vintage' images of Fidel Castro and revolutionary Che Guevara in the UK for £50,000.
The 55 black and white snaps are the first set of prints made by the political photographer from his original negatives that he shot in the 1950s and 1960s.
The pictures, being made available by Norka Korda, include the Cuban leader and Marxist Guevara on a fishing trip soon after Castro's communist regime came to power.
Up for auction: Cuban leader Fidel Castro lines up a putt during his infamous round of golf with Che Guevara in 1961 designed to poke fun at President Dwight Eisenhower who snubbed Castro two years before
Holing out: The daughter of famed photographer Alberto Korda is selling a gallery of images of the men for £50k
Iconic: The photos show Guevara in a green army uniform stood in a 'teapot' pose while holding a club
One snap depicts Guevara, who played a major role in the Cuban Revolution in 1959, relaxing with his feet up on the fishing boat while reading a book.
Other pictures depict Castro and Guevara playing a famous round of golf together on the Caribbean island in 1961.
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The round was a publicity stunt that poked fun at U.S. president Dwight D Eisenhower who two years earlier had snubbed meeting the new Cuban leader to play golf.
The golf photos show Guevara wearing a green army uniform measuring up a putt and then stood in a 'teapot' pose while holding a club.
Chillaxing: The images include the Cuban leader (left) and Marxist Guevara (right) on a fishing trip soon after Castro's communist regime came to power
Authentic: All the pictures have been signed by Korda, who was Castro's personal photographer and died in 2001 aged 72
Vintage: The 55 black and white snaps are the first set of prints made by the political photographer from his original negatives that he shot in the 1950s and 1960s
Stand-off: An anti-aircraft gunner is positioned outside a hotel in Cuba during the Missile Crisis of 1962
There is an incredible snap of Castro taking a Polaroid picture of Nikita Khrushchev, the president of the Soviet Union, and his family during a trip to Russia in 1963.
Another print shows Korda's favourite photo which depicts a young Cuban girl clutching a piece of wood that she pretended was a doll as her family couldn't afford a toy one.
Korda later said the 1959 image was the turning point in his career as it led to him dedicating his work to the revolution to remove 'social inequalities'.
All the pictures have been signed by Korda, who was Castro's personal photographer and died in 2001 aged 72.
Prized possessions: The most expensive photo shows Castro stood on a hillside with backpack and rifle which was reproduced as a famous poster. It is estimated to sell for £5,000
Say 'cheese!': Castro takes a Polaroid picture of Nikita Khrushchev, the president of the Soviet Union, and his family during a trip to Russia in 1963
Harsh regime: Castro with a 'child guardian' armed with a rifle in the Cuban jungle
Eye to eye: Castro faces up to a tiger in Bronx Zoo on a visit to New York
Castro with a Cuban dairy farmer: Korda followed the Cuban leader on state visits for 10 years and was his personal photographer
They are being sold by Norka Korda, who lives in Mexico, but has chosen to sell them through Dominic Winter Auctioneers of Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Chris Albury, of Dominic Winter, said: 'The photographs are mostly large vintage prints from the 1950s and 1960s. and have been consigned from the personal collection of Norka Korda, one of Alberto Korda's five children.
'In photography collecting, vintage prints are ones printed by the photographer from the original negatives at about the time they were taken.
'The majority of these images are vintage prints. Korda followed Castro on state visits for 10 years and was his personal photographer.
Leaders: Castro is silhouetted on a flight to Russia (left) and Che Guevara (right) makes a speech
Guevara operates a tractor: Norka Korda, who lives in Mexico, has chosen to sell the images through Dominic Winter Auctioneers of Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Guerrilla leader: Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist who was a major figure in the Cuban Revolution
Brainstorming: Guevara talks to philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (centre)
'It is an amazing collection that includes photos of Che Guevara talking to philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, fishing and playing golf with Fidel Castro.
'The photographs of Castro meanwhile show him facing up to a tiger in Bronx Zoo in New York, taking a photograph of Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev's family in the Soviet Union and meeting workers in rural Cuba.
'The most expensive photo shows Castro stood on a hillside with backpack and rifle and was reproduced as a famous poster. That is estimated to sell for £5,000.'
There are also several prints of woman models that Korda took early on in his career and before he became a political photographer.
The auction takes place on March 7.
Poignant: Korda's favourite photo depicts a young Cuban girl clutching a piece of wood that she pretended was a doll as her family couldn't afford a toy one
Famous: Alberto Korda with his daughter Norka, who is selling the pictures through an auction house in the UK
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