Tienda San Jose (San Jose Store)

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See more items in: Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala; Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala / Series 1: Ixil / 1.1: Ixil photographic prints

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala, image #, NMAI.AC.071; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Photograph of the San Jose Store in Nebaj. Photographed by Michael Plyler in Nebaj, Guatemala. Same image as Neg#10 in Subseries 1.2. Description from Plyler: "During the Civil War the army was omnipresent in Nebaj and the Ixil triangle due to the presence of the guerrilleros. My intent as a photographer was to NOT photograph the war and the violence, there were plenty of photojournalists covering that aspect. However, I decided to make this photograph in Tienda San Jose to convey the entirely of the situation in the country at this time. During my time in Nebaj I would stay at the Pension de las Tres Hermanas. One of only two pensiones in town. This was the 'up-scale' version. Up-scale here being a very relative term. This pension was also favored by commanders of the army passing through to check on the troops and the situation on the ground. Looking back on it now I realize this made the pension a target for the guerillas. I stayed there several times without incident or bodily harm."

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