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0000233_HalfMoonCamerawork_Photograph_ElSalvador_108.jpg

El Salvador

Five dead bodies laid out in front of six soldiers

Item No.

0000233

Format
Photograph
Medium

Photograph

Dimension/Duration/Pages

1

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

El Salvador

Originator
Copyright

Harry Mattison

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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