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Execution by Firing Squad

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Members of the Algerian National Liberation Front form a firing squad and execute a man who claimed to have killed innocent men, women, and children in Algerian villages to aid the French.

Date Created:
1957
Creator:
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965

Publication Information

Creator
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
Date Created
1957

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
35mm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012D9Q
Legacy ID
WHi 12156

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