Civic Action, Guatemala, Central America Part 1

Description

Indians on their way to market at Quiche. Seq: Community relations council meeting being held in courtyard at Quiche. The first man speaking is Col. Manuel G. Samayoa, military zone commander. CU, faces. Civilians speaking to the council. One of them is a Dr. Sieckavizza. Seq: Market day at Chechecastanango. Natives burning incense in front of white church as part of a religious rite. VS, man plays a woodwind instrument while another man beats a drum. Market stands can be seen below. HS, marketplace. MS, woman vendors at stands. LS, traffic on street in Guatemala City. LS, shacks in poor section of city. Two new schoolhouses built by Civic Action. One in section called Jocotales; the other at San Antonio. Guatemalan soldiers at military base of Mariscal Zavala making and repairing school furniture. VS, ruins of ancient Indian village near Tecpan.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection