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0000208_HalfMoonCamerawork_Photograph_ElSalvador_83.jpg

El Salvador

"Mano Blanco" left by paramilitary group after killing a peasant leader in his home

Item No.

0000208

Format
Photograph
Medium

Photograph

Dimension/Duration/Pages

1

Origination Date
1979
Theme
Developing world
Collection
Half Moon Photography Workshop / Camerawork
Project Locations

El Salvador

Originator
Copyright

Susan Meiselas © Susan Meiselas/ Magnum Photos

For copyright and publishing enquiries please contact info@fourcornersfilm.co.uk

Tags
el salvador, central america, latin america, revolution, fdr
el salvador, central america, latin america, revolution, fdr, fmln, us backed military dictatorship, us military aid, the new cold war, liberation movement, guerillas, junta, civil war, female soldiers, women fighters, paramilitary, photo journalism, portraits
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