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Youths practice throwing contact bombs, Monimbo, Nicaragua by Susan Meiselas — VisualArtsDB

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Youths practice throwing contact bombs, Monimbo, Nicaragua

Youths practice throwing contact bombs, Monimbo, Nicaragua

Youths practice throwing contact bombs, Monimbo, Nicaragua

1978–1989

Dimensions: 50.0063500127 Centimeters (Measurements) × 33.4963169926 Centimeters (Measurements) × 50.8001016002 Centimeters (Measurements) × 40.6400812802 Centimeters (Measurements) × 71 Centimeters (Measurements) × 55.7 Centimeters (Measurements)
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Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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