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Title
A crowd of civilians and soldiers attending a funeral, Patzún, 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 crowd of men, women, and children attend a funeral at a cemetery in Patzún, Chimaltenango. A group of men stand in the middle of the crowd as they carry the coffin of a Mayan civilian who was allegedly killed by guerilleros. In the crowd there are five soldiers standing in a line to salute the deceased.
Una multitud de hombres, mujeres y niños asisten a un funeral en Patzún, Chimaltenango. Un grupo de hombre en el medio de la imagen sostienen el ataúd de un civil maya que fue presuntamente asesinado por guerrilleros. Sobre el medio de la imagen tambien se observan a cinco soldados parados en línea haciendo un saludo al difunto.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
color slides
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.07.33.07
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/8506
Subject
Mayas
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Cemeteries--Guatemala--Patzún
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Place
Patzún (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.07.33.07.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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