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Title
Mayan civilians at a cemetery, Chimaltenango, 1982
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-03-03
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
A large group of civilians stand during a funeral at a cemetery in Patzún, Chimaltenango. The women and girls in the crowd are wearing colorful clothing. Behind the crowd stand two soldiers, each holding IMI Galil rifles of Israeli origin.
Un grupo grande de civiles yace parado durante un funeral en un cementerio en Patzún, Chimaltenango. Las mujeres y niñas llevan ropa colorida. Detrás de ellos yacen dos soldados parados. Cada uno sostiene un fusil IMI Galil de origen israelí.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B12.03.12.29
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/2815
Subject
Documentary photographs
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Social conditions
Guatemala. Ejército
Mayas
Cemeteries
Firearms
Place
Patzún (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B12.03.12.29.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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