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Title
Armed men standing on a clock tower, Guatemala, 1982
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-03
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
Richard Cross Photographs (Bradley Center)
Rights Information
Use of images from the collections of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center is strictly prohibited by law without prior written consent from the copyright holders. The responsibility for the use of these materials rests exclusively with the user.
The Bradley Center may assist in obtaining copyright/licensing permission to use images from the Richard Cross collection. http://www.csun.edu/bradley-center/contact
Description
Two armed men stand on a clock tower as it strikes just past 10:40am. They are both holding M1 carbine rifles, a semi-automatic rifle of U.S. origin. The man on the right of the image is also wearing a hat. The clock tower has a sign that reads, "Municipal Building Old City, Sacatepequez Department."
Dos hombres armados yacen parados sobre una en una torre de reloj mientras el reloj marca justo pasando las 10:40am. Los dos portan carabinas M1, un fusil semiautomático de origen estadounidense. La torre del reloj tiene un letrero que dice: "Edificio Municipal. Cuidad Vieja, Departamento de Sacatepéquez".
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B12.02.05.16A
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/2818
Subject
Documentary photographs
Bell towers
Firearms
Tower clocks
Place
Ciudad Vieja (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B12.02.05.16A.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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