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Title
Soldier guards bridge, 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
An armed soldier stands over bridge while on patrol near Chichicastenango. He is armed with an IMI Galil rifle of Israeli origin. The rifle's stock is folded. The bridge is damaged with graffiti about the EGP (Guerrilla Army of the Poor) Before the elections, the guerrilla made a call not to vote.
Un soldado armado yace parado sobre un puente mientras patrulla cerca de Chichicastenango. El porta un fusil IMI Galil de origen israelí con la culata plegada. El puente yace dañado con grafiti acerca del EGP (Ejéricto Guerrillero de los Pobres). Antes de las elecciones, la guerrilla hizo un llamado a no votar.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
color slides
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.05.18.08
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/2800
Subject
Documentary photographs
Ejercito
Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres (Guatemala)
Soldiers
Firearms
Bridges
Graffiti
Place
Chichicastenango (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.05.18.08.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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