Gilles CARON (1939 - 1970): Catholic demonstrations in Londonderry, August 12, 1969. Silver photographic print, stamped "Gilles Caron" on the back with some handwritten annotations, circa 1969, size 20,2 x 30 cm. Tears on the lower right edge of the print. Gille Caron is going to cover the Catholic demonstrations in Londonderry and Belfast in Northern Ireland. This photograph was taken two days before the deployment of the British government's armed forces that led the region into an escalating civil war, the period of "The Troubles".

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