1966 Press Photo Tarahumara Indian Child in State of Starvation, Mexico

This starving child, who is said to have died, is a member of the Tarahumara Indian tribe in Mexico. Father Luis Verplancken, who heads a mission at Creel, Mexico, took the picture to illustrate the tribe's need for food. Citizens of Lafayette, Louisiana are gathering train cars of food for shipment to them. Hunger.

Photo is dated 1966.

Photo measures 5.75 x 11.25 inches.