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Group watching rockets burn at fiesta
Group watching rockets burn at fiesta
Object Number 2004.1.393.249
Display Title Group watching rockets burn at fiesta
Descriptions
Object Description Written on print: "Estos cohetes los queman el dia de la fiesta los indios de Chichicastenango. Guat" [These rockets are fired on the day of the festival of the Indians of Chichicastenango.] Stamped on print: "J.L. Legrand"
Department Photographic
Date 1926 - 1932
Culture
  • Guatemalan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Chichicastenango
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paper in Album
Dimensions Overall: 8.5725 × 13.6525 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/8 in.)

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