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- Title
- Card Playing In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Date
- 1986-02-02
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Men play cards on a park bench in the Copacabana neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 2, 1986.
- Subject
- Recreation; Gamble; Game
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0066_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Carnival In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Date
- 1986-02-02
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Local residents celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 2, 1986. Carnival is an annual Brazilian festival beginning on the Friday before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter.
- Subject
- Tradition; Festival; Culture; Roman Catholic
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0077_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1986 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Carnival In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Date
- 1986-02-02
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Local residents celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 2, 1986. Carnival is an annual Brazilian festival beginning on the Friday before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter.
- Subject
- Tradition; Festival; Culture; Roman Catholic
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0071_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Carnival In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Date
- 1986-02-02
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Local residents celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 2, 1986. Carnival is an annual Brazilian festival beginning on the Friday before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter.
- Subject
- Tradition; Festival; Culture; Roman Catholic; Snake
- Country
- Brazil
- Local Identifier
- brazil_nb_0084_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1986 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Children carrying a bucket through urban slums in the Población Colo Colo, Nueva Palena, Chile
- Date
- 1965/1967
- Creator
- Muldoon-Ibrahim, Kay
- Description
- Peace Corps Volunteers worked with the community to build homes during Chile's mid-1960s urban housing deficit. Self-help housing projects were one of the ways Chile addressed urban slum conditions in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Subject
- Construction projects -- Chile; Housing, Cooperative; Neighborhoods -- Chile -- Santiago; Slums -- Chile; Volunteer workers in community development -- Chile
- Country
- Chile
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Muldoon-Ibrahim_0047
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2296
- 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
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Chilean Military Celebrates Armed Forces Day In Santiago, Chile
- Date
- 1985-09-19
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Chilean President and General Augusto Pinochet, center right, stands at attention as he inspects the troops during an Armed Forces Day celebration ceremony in Santiago, Chile on September 19, 1985. Pinochet took power in a military coup d'etat on September 11, 1973.
- Subject
- Security; Coup d'Etat; Military
- Country
- Chile
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Augusto Pinochet
- Local Identifier
- chile_nb_0003_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Chilean Military Celebrates Armed Forces Day In Santiago, Chile
- Date
- 1985-09-19
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Chilean President and General Augusto Pinochet, center right, stands at attention as he inspects the troops during an Armed Forces Day celebration ceremony in Santiago, Chile on September 19, 1985. Pinochet took power in a military coup d'etat on September 11, 1973.
- Subject
- Security; Coup d'Etat; Military
- Country
- Chile
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Augusto Pinochet
- Local Identifier
- chile_nb_0004_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Chilean Military Celebrates Armed Forces Day In Santiago, Chile
- Date
- 1985-09-19
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Chilean military soldiers stand at attention during an Armed Forces Day celebration ceremony in Santiago, Chile on September 19, 1985.
- Subject
- Security; Coup d'Etat; Military; Defence
- Country
- Chile
- Local Identifier
- chile_nb_0002_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- 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
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- 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
- Rights statement
- Copyright 1985 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Colombian Drug Smuggling Flight Routes
- Date
- 2000-08-19
- Creator
- Nickelsberg, Robert
- Description
- Colombian Defense Minister Luis Fernando Ramirez points out routes of drug flights from Colombia to the United States on his computer in his office in Bogota, Colombia, August 19, 2000. The drug flights usually fly a route over Venezuela and Haiti on the way to the U.S.
- Subject
- Colombia; Colombian Conflict; War on Drugs; Plan Colombia; Coca; Cultivation; Production; United States Involvement; United States Foreign Policy; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Military; Agriculture; Export; Labor; Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC); Marxism-Leninism; Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN); Drug Trafficking; Insurgency; Counter-narcotics; Government; Andrés Pastrana; Daily Life; Human Rights Violations
- Country
- Colombia
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Luis Fernando Ramirez
- Local Identifier
- colombia_ct_0014_web.tif
- Rights statement
- Copyright 2000 Robert Nickelsberg
- Title
- Community Study, San Estanislao, Paraguay - Survey 1
- Date
- 2013/2014
- Creator
- Thomson, Brienne
- Description
- Anonymous interview of a professional woman in her 50s, who is married with children, works in the field of education, and has lived in Santani [San Estanislao] for 25 years. The interview is conducted by Brienne Thomson as part of a community economic development study of San Estanislao, Paraguay during her service in the Peace Corps.
- Subject
- Social surveys; Community life -- Case studies
- Country
- Paraguay
- Local Identifier
- PCCA_Thomson_1
- Type
- interviews
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:11
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.