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Title: Death on the Darzak
Date: 1971-1973
Creator: Dizon, Ron
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Photograph of a person wearing a black robe and carrying a long staff. The person walks along a rocky terrain near a steep cliff on the Darzak Plains of Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973. Mountains and clouds can be seen in the background.
Subject: Mountains -- Afghanistan; Plains -- Afghanistan; Victims of famine -- Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0097
Type: color photographs
Collection: Ron Dizon collection
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Hope - Jawand, Afghanistan
Date: 1971-1973
Creator: Dizon, Ron
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: An elderly woman, wearing a dark robe and a headscarf, sits outdoors on the desert ground with her hands clasped. She is seated next to three people dressed in black robes. They await food and humanitarian aid in Jawand, Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973.
Subject: Women – Afghanistan; Victims of famine -- Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0098
Type: color photographs
Collection: Ron Dizon collection
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: The Wait - Food Relief
Date: 1971-1973
Creator: Dizon, Ron
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: A young girl and boy wait for food and humanitarian relief in Afghanistan, c. 1971-1973. The girl is dressed in a long, dark embroidered robe that covers her head. She covers her mouth with her right hand as she hugs the boy, who is standing to her left. The boy is wearing an embroidered robe and a Mazari cap, or Pashteen hat. A tree branch extends into the frame from the top left corner, and a wall made of rocks can be seen in the background.
Subject: Boys -- Afghanistan; Girls – Afghanistan; Victims of famine -- Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Local Identifier: PCCA_Dizon_0099
Type: color photographs
Collection: Ron Dizon collection
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

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