Skip to main content

Image / Survival school student on an obstacle course, Liberal, 1982

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Survival school student on an obstacle course, Liberal, 1982
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-09
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
Survival school student Marilyn Chandler walks carefully through a forested area. She holds a rifle in her hands as she participates in a simulated search and destroy assignment. The 160-acre camp, better known as the Starlight Training Center in Liberal, Missouri, was owned by Harry Claflin, a former U.S. Marine in Vietnam. The students are U.S. civilians with different backgrounds and professions who paid money in exchange for survivalist training. At the time, Chandler was a 29-year-old civilian from Wichita, Kansas who worked as a chemist for an unidentified paint company. Claflin studied the tactics, troop proficiency, and military effectiveness of foreign countries like those in Central America where he trained Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, and Salvadoran special forces.
La estudiante de supervivencia Marilyn Chandler camina cuidadosamente por un área boscosa. Ella sostiene un rifle en sus manos durante la participación de una tarea de búsqueda y destrucción simulada. El campamento de 160 acres, mejor conocido como el centro de entrenamiento Starlight en Liberal, Misuri, era propiedad de Harry Claflin, un ex infante de marina de EE.UU. en Vietnam. Los estudiantes son civiles estadounidenses con diferentes antecedentes y profesiones que pagaron dinero a cambio de capacitación de supervivencia. En ese entonces, Chandler, una civil de 29 años, vino desde Wichita, Kansas, donde trabajaba como química para una empresa de pintura no identificada. Claflin estudió las tácticas, la capacitación de tropas y la efectividad militar de países extranjeros como los de América Central, donde entrenó a fuerzas especiales guatemaltecas, nicaragüenses y salvadoreñas.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B16.07.01.06
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/3824
Subject
Documentary photographs
Camps
Survivalism
Obstacles (Military science)
Place
Liberal (Mo.)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B16.07.01.06.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: