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Title: Catholic Church In Cuba
Date: 1999-11-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A woman touches the statue of a Catholic saint in the Iglesia de la Regla across the harbor from Havana, Cuba on November 18, 1999. Following Pope John Paul's visit to Cuba in 1998, the Catholic church has experienced a resurgence of numbers of Cubans attending mass and spiritual ceremonies. The church has been called the only organized opposition to the Castro regime.
Subject: Appearance; Communism; Current Affairs; Development; Economy; Entertainment; Fidel Castro; Government; Human Interest; Leisure; Religion; Socialism; Tourism; Tourists; Tradition; Youth; Immigration; Exiles; U.S. Embargo; Batista; 1956 Revolution; Cold War
Country: Cuba
Local Identifier: cuba_nc_0004_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1999 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Priest Speaks With FPL Officers In La Reina, Chalatenango
Date: 1983-02-04
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Father Renato Pellachin, an Italian Franciscan priest, left, speaks with leftist guerrilla officials from the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación, FPL, center and right, in La Reina, El Salvador, February 4, 1983. During the twelve-year civil war, the Catholic Church in El Salvador often condemned the violence and oppression committed by the authoritarian regime, with some members of the clergy sharing guerrilla sympathies.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Insurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Marxism-Leninism; Socialism; Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL)
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_ct_0054_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96521
Rights statement: Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Catholic Priest Spekas With FPL Officers In La Reina, Chalatenango
Date: 1983-02-04
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Father Renato Pellachin, an Italian Franciscan priest, left, speaks with leftist guerrilla officials from the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación, FPL, center and right, in La Reina, El Salvador, February 4, 1983. During the twelve-year civil war, the Catholic Church in El Salvador often condemned the violence and oppression perpetrated by the authoritarian regime, with some members of the clergy sharing guerrilla sympathies.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Insurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Marxism-Leninism; Socialism; Liberation theology; Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL)
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_nb_0174_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96302
Rights statement: Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg

$Cherry Blossoms at the Banks of Mukojima and Bean Paste Rice-cakes Wrapped in Cherry Leaves/ 向嶋堤ノ花并ニさくら餅\n$

Title: Cherry Blossoms at the Banks of Mukojima and Bean Paste Rice-cakes Wrapped in Cherry Leaves/ 向嶋堤ノ花并ニさくら餅\n
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II/ 二代目歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画); Utagawa Kunisada/ 歌川国貞 (Signature: kio Toyokuni ga/ 喜翁豊国筆)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Two women walk together along the Mukojima river. Behind them one of the area's many cherry blossom trees blooms. On the river a leisure boat passes by and on the opposite shore is the silhouettes of trees and various buildings. The two central women in the foreground are both holding either end of a thin pole at the center of which is a bundle of green bags marked Sakuramochi. Sakura mochi is a springtime treat that became popular in Edo decades earlier and continues to be a common desert made today.
Series: Thirty-six Scenes of the Pride of Edo/ 江戸自慢三十六輿 (Edo jiman sanjūrokkyō)
Subject: Rivers -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U7_E42_0018
Type: woodcuts (prints)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100973

Title: Chess Tournement In Matanzas, Cuba
Date: 1999-11-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Cuban children participate in a chess tournament in Matanzas, Cuba on November 18, 1999. The Cuban economy is on the verge of collapsing after the former Soviet Union ended its aid and the US imposed an embargo on Cuba.
Subject: Appearance; Communism; Current Affairs; Development; Economy; Entertainment; Fidel Castro; Government; Human Interest; Leisure; Socialism; Tourism; Tourists; Tradition; Youth; Immigration; Exiles; U.S. Embargo; Batista; 1956 Revolution; Cold War
Country: Cuba
Local Identifier: cuba_ct_0014_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1999 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chickens to be butchered for the quinceañera party meal, El Plátano, Panama
Date: 2012-04-28
Creator: Teter, Rachel
Publisher: American University. Archives and Special Collections.
Subject: Chickens -- Panama; Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Panama; Quinceañera (Social custom)
Country: Panama
Local Identifier: PCCA_Teter_1261
Type: digital images
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:1317
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Chilean Armed Forces Day in Santiago, Chile
Date: 1985-09-19
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Soldiers at a ceremony celebrating Chilean Armed Forces Day in Santiago, Chile, September 19, 1985. On September 18, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, ending the colonial period and initiating the formation of an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0030_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Independence Day
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno, Archbishop of Santiago, center, speaks to the congregation during the official ceremonies celebrating Chilean Independence Day at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, September 18, 1985. The day marks the anniversary when Chile officially broke away from Spanish colonial rule on September 18, 1810 and became an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Subject -- Personal Name: Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0019_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Independence Day
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno, Archbishop of Santiago, speaks to the congregation during the official ceremonies celebrating Chilean Independence Day at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, September 18, 1985. The day marks the anniversary when Chile officially broke away from Spanish colonial rule on September 18, 1810 and became an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Subject -- Personal Name: Juan Francisco Fresno
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0025_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Independence Day
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Political opposition leaders, including Gabriel Valdes, 2nd left, attend a ceremony celebrating Chilean Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, September 18, 1985. Valdes is the president of the Christian Democratic Party, Chile's main opposition group to the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Subject -- Personal Name: Gabriel Valdes
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0034_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A group of people sit in a park in Santiago, Chile, September 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million people and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0011_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A group of people sit in a park in Santiago, Chile, September 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0052_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Two elderly men stand on a downtown street in Santiago, Chile, September 13, 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million people and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0047_web.tif
Rights statement: Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg

Title: Chilean Middle Class
Date: 1985-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A group of people sit in a park in Santiago, Chile, September 1985. Chile's urban middle class is an estimated 35% of the total population of 12.25 million people and lower than many developed European countries.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0048_web.tif

Title: Chilean Soldiers Practice For Independence Day Parade
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Chilean army soldiers practice for an upcoming parade ceremony celebrating Chilean Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, September 17, 1985. On September 17, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, ending the colonial period and initiating the formation of an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0037_web.tif

Title: Chilean Soldiers Practice For Independence Day Parade
Date: 1985-09-18
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Chilean army soldiers practice for an upcoming parade ceremony celebrating Chilean Independence Day in Santiago, Chile, September 17, 1985. On September 17, 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, ending the colonial period and initiating the formation of an independent republic.
Subject: Chile; Government; Augusto Pinochet; Dictatorship; Salvador Allende; Religion; Roman Catholic Church; Liberation Theology; Military Ceremony; Military; Social Welfare; Poverty; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations; Desaparecidos; Activism; La Moneda Palace; Cold War; Anti-communism
Country: Chile
Local Identifier: chile_ct_0038_web.tif

Title: Chinatown in Havana, Cuba
Date: 2001-04-12
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A Chinese typesetter at the Cantonese and Spanish language weekly newspaper, "Kwong Wah Po", returns some of the 8000 Chinese lead characters to their slots after the issue welcoming Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Cuba has hit the streets in Havana, Cuba on April 12, 2001. The newspaper reaches out to the island's 328 ethnic Chinese residents with a 600 copy weekly circulation.
Subject: Appearance; Communism; Current Affairs; Development; Economy; Entertainment; Fidel Castro; Government; Human Interest; Leisure; Socialism; Tourism; Tourists; Tradition; Youth; Immigration; Exiles; U.S. Embargo; Batista; 1956 Revolution; Cold War
Country: Cuba
Local Identifier: cuba_nc_0016_web.jpg

Title: Civilian In San Miguel During ERP and Salvadoran Army Battle
Date: 1983-09-01
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: A civilian resident stands outside his gate, recently painted with the name of a formation of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo, ERP, La Brigada Arce Zablah, as ERP guerrillas engage in combat with government security forces in San Miguel, El Salvador, September 1, 1983. Considered the most militarily powerful of the guerrilla factions that constituted the coalition Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN, the ERP organized the elite unit Brigada Arce Zablah outside of regular military forces. The brigade takes its name from a former leader within the organization, Rafael Arce Zablah, who was killed in combat in 1975.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Insurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Marxism-Leninism; Socialism; Communism; Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP)
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_ct_0140_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96607

Title: Class For Refugees in Chalatenango Department
Date: 1981-02-22
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Students attend an outdoor grammar class in territory held by guerrillas from the Fuerzas Populares de Liberación, FPL, near Santa Anita, Chalatenango department, El Salvador, February 22, 1981. The children had been displaced by the ongoing armed conflict between guerrilla factions and government forces.
Subject: Central America; El Salvador; Civil war; Daily life; Insurgency; Marxism-Leninism; Socialism; Communism; Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL)
Country: El Salvador
Local Identifier: elsalvador_ct_0007_web.tif
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96474

Title: Classical Buildings In Havana, Cuba
Date: 2001-04-12
Creator: Nickelsberg, Robert
Description: Tourists stop by an early 20th-century building in Old Havana, Cuba on April 12, 2001.
Subject: Appearance; Communism; Current Affairs; Development; Economy; Entertainment; Fidel Castro; Government; Human Interest; Leisure; Socialism; Tourism; Tourists; Tradition; Youth; Immigration; Exiles; U.S. Embargo; Batista; 1956 Revolution; Cold War
Country: Cuba
Local Identifier: cuba_nc_0031_web.jpg

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