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Title
Salvadoran army soldiers walk in destroyed town, San Agustín, 1983
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1983-02
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
An armed soldier in uniform walks on an unpaved road in San Agustín. The soldier is holding a Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle of West German origin with his right hand a piece of green metal with the other hand. Four more soldiersin uniform walk behind him, also armed. They are all wearing helmets. Walking and standing on the side of the street, next to destroyed buildings are also several women and children.
Un soldado armado con uniforme camina por una carretera no pavimentada en San Agustín. El soldado sostiene un fusil Heckler & Koch G3 de origen alemán occidental con su mano derecha y un pedazo de metal verde con la otra mano. Cuatro soldados más vestidos igual caminan detrás de él. Todos llevan casco. Varios civiles también están caminando o parados al lado de la calle, junto a edificios destruidos.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
color slides
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.sl.B11.03.21.17
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/3200
Subject
El Salvador. Ejército
El Salvador--History--1979-1992
Buildings--War damage
El Salvador--Social conditions
Place
Usulután (El Salvador)
Relation
99.01.RCr.sl.B11.03.21.17.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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