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Title: Catholic Shrine in Antigua, Guatemala
Date: 1982-05-10
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: View of carved religious figures near the front altar of a Roman Catholic church in Antigua, Guatemala, May 10, 1982. Guatemala was introduced to Catholicism during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century and the Roman Catholic Church continues to dominate the country's religious society. However by the mid-1980s, Protestantism and particularly the evangelical movement was gaining popularity and it is estimated that Protestants accounted for approximately one third of Guatemala's total population at that time.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Spanish colonization of the Americas
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0067_web.tif
Collection: The Photographic Archive of Robert Nickelsberg
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96916
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Title: Catholic Shrine in Antigua, Guatemala
Date: 1982-05-10
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: View of a carved religious figure near the front altar of a Roman Catholic church in Antigua, Guatemala, May 10, 1982. Guatemala was introduced to Catholicism during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century and the Roman Catholic Church has continued to dominate the country's religious society. However by the mid-1980s, Protestantism and particularly the evangelical movement was gaining popularity and it is estimated that Protestants accounted for approximately one third of Guatemala's total population at that time.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Spanish colonization of the Americas
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0068_web.tif
Collection: The Photographic Archive of Robert Nickelsberg
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96917
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Coffee For Export In Antigua, Guatemala
Date: 1981-12-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A Guatemalan laborer loads dried green coffee beans for export at a coffee plantation in Antigua, Guatemala, December 1, 1981. Coffee was developed as an export crop in Guatemala during the 19th century. Labor relations in the coffee sector reflect larger conflicts within the country, namely unequal land distribution, racism, and poverty. Coffee is Guatemala's largest export, with over half of annual yields exported to the United States. In recent years low coffee prices have forced thousands of farmers to emigrate to Mexico and the U.S.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Economy; Coffee
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0007_web.tif
Collection: The Photographic Archive of Robert Nickelsberg
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96856
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

Title: Traditional Architecture In Antigua, Guatemala
Date: 1982-06-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A traditional wooden door is pictured on a cobblestone street in Antigua, Guatemala, June 1, 1982. In the 36-year domestic armed conflict lasting from 1960 to 1996, an estimated 200,000 people were killed, up to 45,000 civilians were forcibly disappeared, and between 500,000 and 1.5 million people were internally displaced or fled the country. Guatemala's Historical Clarification Commission determined 93 percent of the violence was committed by government forces.
Subject: Guatemala; Civil war; Genocide; Daily life; Landscape
Country: Guatemala
Local Identifier: guatemala_ct_0069_web.tif
Collection: The Photographic Archive of Robert Nickelsberg
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96918
mods_typeOfResource_mt: still image

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