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Title
Soldiers guarding the base, Perquín, Morazán, 1983
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1983-02-24
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
Three Salvadoran Army soldiers stand guard with their rifles outside of an army base in rebel-controlled Perquín, Morazán. They are members of the Ramón Belloso Batallion, which received special training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. The possibility of a guerrilla attack is high in the next few weeks.
Tres soldados del ejército salvadoreño mantienen guardia con sus fusiles fuera de una base militar en Perquín, Morazán, que es tierra de guerrilleros. Son miembros del batallón Ramón Belloso, que recibió entrenamiento especial en Fort Bragg, estado de Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. La posibilidad de un ataque por parte de los guerrilleros es alta en las próximas semanas.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B10.01.10.32
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/634
Subject
Documentary photographs
El Salvador. Ejército
El Salvador--History--1979-1992
Place
Morazán (El Salvador)
Source
RCr box10 folder01
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B10.01.10.32.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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