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Title
Body of dead campesino, El Salvador, 1983
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1983-03
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
The body of a dead campesino lies on a road near Usulután, El Salvador. The victim, who was returning home from his $4.00 a day job as a farmer, was caught in the middle of a guerrilla ambush on a government troop convoy.
El cuerpo de un campesino muerto se encuentra en una carretera cerca de Usulután. La víctima, que regresaba a casa de su trabajo de $ 4.00 por día como agricultor, quedó atrapado en medio de una emboscada de la guerrilla a un convoy de tropas del gobierno.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B11.01.02.01
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/2987
Subject
El Salvador--Usulután (Department)
Civil war
Farmers
El Salvador--History--1979-1992
El Salvador--Politics and Government--1979-1992
El Salvador--Social Conditions
Place
Usulután (El Salvador)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B11.01.02.01.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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