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Title
Two military officers crouch over documents at the military base, Santa Cruz del Quiché, 1982
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-03-04
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
Two military officers in charge of counter-insurgency operations crouch over documents at the military base in Santa Cruz del Quiché. They are both wearing hats and holding documents and a pencil. Beside the officer to the left there is an AR-15 style rifle leaning on a black suitcase. In the background of the image there is a soldier preparing a machine gun mounted to a large helicopter. There is also a large parked truck with several people standing around it.
Dos oficiales del ejército guatemalteco yacen agachados mientras observan unos documentos en la base militar de Santa Cruz del Quiché. Los dos oficiales están encargados de las operaciones de contrainsurgencia. Ellos portan gorros y sostienen documentos y un lápiz. Al lado del oficial agachado sobre la izquierda de la imagen se observa un fusil estilo AR-15 recargado sobre una maleta negra. Al fondo de la imagen se observa a un soldado preparando una ametralladora la cual yace montada sobre un helicóptero grande. También se observa un vehículo estacionado con varias personas paradas a su alrededor.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
color slides
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.05.22.16
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/2790
Subject
Documentary photographs
Guatemala. Ejército
Firearms
Guatemala--History--Civil War, 1960-1996
Soldiers
Military bases
Helicopters
Counterinsurgency
Counterinsurgency--Equipment and supplies
Place
Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala)
Relation
99.01.RCr.sl.B12.05.22.16.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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