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Title
Mayan men wait in line to vote, Guatemala, 1982
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-03-07
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
Mayan men in colorful clothing and hats wait in a long line to vote on March 7, 1982. Behind them stands a wooden structure with straw roofing. Groups of Mayan men started lining up to vote at five in the morning. They were told that they would be killed if they did not vote.
Hombres mayas en vestimenta colorida y sombreros esperan en una larga fila para votar el 7 de marzo de 1982. Detrás de ellos se observa una estructura de madera y techo de paja. Grupos de hombres mayas comenzaron a formar fila a las cinco de la mañana. Les dijeron que serían asesinados si no votaban.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
color slides
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.05.17.03
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/2701
Subject
Documentary photographs
Voting
Elections--Guatemala
Mayas
Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Social conditions
Straw
Place
Chichicastenango (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.05.17.03.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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