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Title
Refugee women and children gather in a hut to eat, Chiapas, 1983
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1983-01
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
Refugee women and children gather in a hut to eat in the refugee camp of Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas. A little boy and girl in the foreground spread their legs out on the dirt floor to eat. Their bowl and cup are seen near them. Two women seen in the back hold infants and other children are seen eating in the area. In the days following the Guatemalan attack at the nearby refugee camp of El Chupadero on April 30, 1984, one of the most violent assaults of this kind that left seven refugees dead, refugees from the camp of Cuauhtémoc fled their settlement to avoid the same fate.
Mujeres y niños refugiados se reúnen en una choza para comer en el campamento de refugiados de Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas. El niño y la niña en primer plano se sientan en el suelo para beber y comer. Dos mujeres que se ven en la parte de atrás cargando a los bebés, y otros niños comen en el lugar. En los días posteriores al ataque guatemalteco en el campamento de refugiados cercano de El Chupadero el 30 de abril de 1984, uno de los asaltos más violentos de este tipo que dejaron a siete refugiados muertos, los refugiados del campamento de Cuauhtémoc huyeron de su asentamiento para evitar el mismo destino.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
black-and-white negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B15.03.10.08
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/3102
Subject
Documentary photographs
Refugee camps
Refugees--Guatemala
Chiapas (Mexico)--History
Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Social conditions
Place
Chiapas (Mexico)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B15.03.10.08.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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