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Tulsa Race Riot

One photograph showing ruins of buildings, including a Black church, destroyed during the Tulsa Race Riot dated 1921.

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Baltimore, MD

One telephoto entitled, "Baltimore, MD" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a National Guardsman standing next to three Black men who are leaning on a wall with their hands and heads bent down. Wire transfer information states they...

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Baltimore

One telephoto entitled, "Baltimore" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a body of deceased Black man. Wire transfer information states that he was shot by the Balitmore police. Police claimed he had pulled a knife.

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An Armed City

One telephoto entitled, "An Armed City" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts National Guardsmen in line formation standing in front of a soda fountain shop. Wire transfer information states that the guardsmen were to use tear gas...

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Fire at Looting Scene

One telephoto entitled, "Fire at Looting Scene" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a liquor store in Baltimore on fire. Wire transfer information states that this was the third day of riots following the assassination of Martin...

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Curfew Time

One telephoto entitled, "Curfew Time" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts an empty street in Washington D.C. Wire transfer information details the curfew that was put in following continuing riots.

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Marines Guard U.S. Capitol

One telephoto entitled, "Marines Guard U.S. Capitol " dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts two National Guardsmen standing in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

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Soldier in Silhouette

One telephoto entitled, "Soldier in Silhouette" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts the silhouette of a National Guardsmen in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

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Starting the Cleanup

One telephoto entitled, "Starting the Cleanup" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a crew in front of demolished buildings.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a National Guardsmen and others in front of a demolished building and debris.

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Furniture Store Burns in Race Rioting

One telephoto entitled, "Furniture Store Burns in Race Rioting" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a large cloud of smoke rising from an enflamed furniture store. Also pictured are a group of armed state policemen. Riots took...

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Cincinnati

One telephoto entitled, "Cincinnati" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts white police officers in riot gear inspecting a car belonging to Black men.

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Pittsburgh, PA

One telephoto entitled, "Pittsburgh, PA" dated April 8, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts protesters in front of National Guardsmen who are pointing guns with bayonets towards their faces. Wire transfer information describes...

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Negro Looter Shot Dead

One telephoto entitled, "Negro Looter Shot Dead" dated April 8, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of a priest praying over a 47-year old deceased Black man who is covered with a sheet. Wire transfer information states he was shot by Baltimore...

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Demonstrator Downed

One telephoto entitled, "Demonstrator Downed" dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of two Episcopilean priest; Reverend Edward L. Warner (on the ground) and Reverend David Fly (on the right). They are being apprehended by police...

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Ground and Tied

One telephoto entitled, "Ground and Tied" dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of three Baltimore policmen in riot gear holding down one Black man to the ground.

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Curfew Breaker Grounded

One telephoto entitled, "Curfew Breaker Grounded" dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of a Black man who is bruised on his face held down by three police officers in riot gear. (similar to GLC09740.063)

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Youngstown, O.

One telephoto entitled, "Youngstown, O." dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is National Guardsmen with an army vehicle. Wire transfer information describes the curfew that had been put in place and injuries incurred from riots...

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Wilmington, Del.

One telephoto entitled, "Wilmington, Del." dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is a bird's eye view of the smoke arising from buildings in Wilmington's business district.

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Wilmington, Del.

One telephoto entitled, "Wilmington, Del." dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of a fireman accompanied by an armed National Guardsmen walking through a street. A charred car is rolled on its side.

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Trapped Fireman

One telephoto entitled, "Trapped Fireman" dated April 9, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of a fireman in front of a pile of rubble. Wire transfer information states that a fireman was stuck under the pile for two hours after a house...

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And Outside The Stadium

One telephoto entitled, "And Outside the Stadium" dated April 10, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of National Guardsmen seated on an army vehicle outside of Griffith Stadium. Wire transfer information states that the Minnesota Twins and...

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Kansas City, Mo.

One telephoto entitled, "Kansas City, Mo.," dated April 10, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of National Guardsmen standing by debris. Wire transfer information states the guardsmen stood by as firemen attempted to extinguish fires.

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Killed By Snipers

Disclaimer: Image contains graphic violence.

One telephoto entitled, "Killed by Snipers" dated April 10, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of three National Guardsmen carrying a dead Black man by his feet and arms. Wire transfer information...

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Youngstown, Ohio

One telephoto entitled, "Youngstown, Ohio" dated April 10, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image is of Toderral McCaskey, a 13-year-old, being carried on a hospital gurney. Wire transfer information states that he had been shot in his hip by an...

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Trenton, N.J.

One telephoto entitled, "Trenton, N.J." dated April 10, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is of a man walking a dog in downton Trenton.

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Kansas City, Mo.

One telephoto entitled, "Kansas City, Mo.," dated April 10, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is an aerial view of a building on fire being extinguished in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 11, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is of a copy of the Civil Act of 1968 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Wire transfer information describes it as "a bill to designed to allow...

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Attempts to Save Home

One telephoto entitled, "Attempts to Save Home" dated April 11, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is of two people's silhouettes watching a home on fire. Wire transfer information states that neighbors attempted to extingush the fire.

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Kansas City, Mo.

One telephoto entitled, "Kansas City, Mo.," dated April 11, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is of two police officers guarding a jewelry store.

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Louisville, KY.

One telephoto entitled, "Louisville, KY.," dated April 11, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is of National Guardsmen standing by a dry cleaners. Also pictured are people looking at clothes through a broken window. Wire transfer...

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[Collection of Harvey Milk political materials][Decimalized .01-.14]

Collection of 14 items dated 1976 to 1994 related to poltician Harvey Milk. Consists of materials related to his campaign while running for offices of supervisor and assemblyman in San Francisco. Items contains slogans and campaign platforms. Also in...

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"On May 21st Dan White Got Away With Murder."

One booklet dated approximately 1979 following Dan White's sentencing for voluntary manslaughter against Harvey Milk and George Moscone. Cover image is of a police car enflamed detailing the events of the "White Night" riots. The purpose of this...

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Fire in Harlem

One telephoto entitled, "Fire in Harlem" taken by Associated Press. Image depicts a building on fire next to a toy store. Firemen attempt to extinguish the flames as people are seen running away. Attached to the image is a typed note that states the...

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Times Square Invader Dragged Off

One telephoto entitled, "Times Square Invader Dragged Off," dated April 5, 1968, taken by Associated Press. Image depicts two policemen dragging a Black man on the ground by his arm and the neck of his coat. Attached to the image is a typed note that...

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Pleader for Nonviolence

One telephoto entitled, "Pleader for Nonviolence," dated April 5, 1968, taken by Associated Press. Image depicts Charles Evers walking past Jackson, Mississippi police officers. Wire transfer information states that Evers had asked for young Black...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago," dated April 5, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts a group of people surrounded by dismantled mannequins, trash and shuttered storefronts. Wire transfer information describes that rioting had taken...

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Through the Window

One telephoto entitled, "Through the Window," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a man climbing out of a storefront window carrying unidentified objects.

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Burning Building

One telephoto entitled, "Burning Building," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image consists of various buildings on fire. Wire transfer information states that fires took place throughout Chicago's West Side.

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Burn, Burn

One telephoto entitled, "Burn, Burn," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Pictured from a rooftop, image shows smoke rising from a building. Wire transfer information describes how firefighters in Chicago used "snorkel units" to extinguish...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Taken from a bird's eyes view. Image shows a neighborhood block covered by smoke rising from water attempting to extinguish a fire.

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National Guard Reactivated

One telephoto entitled, "National Guard Reactivated" dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts National Guardsmen stationed around outside and seated in trucks. Wire transfer information describes that after a five-day occupation...

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The Nation's Capital

One telephoto entitled, "The Nation's Capital" dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. The focus of the image is on smoke rising from buildings on fire. Wire transfer information states that the fires were located in Downtown D.C.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 5, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts an aerial view of buildings on fire in Washington D.C. Wire transfer information states that the smoke rising was located on 13th Street.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts smoke rising in the distance behind the U.S. Capitol. Wire transfer information states that a curfew commenced at 4 p.m. due to civil unrest...

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On Guard

One telephoto entitled, "On Guard" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a National Guardsman standing on a corner surrounded by rubble. Wire transfer information states that the rubble was formerly a jewelry store.

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Washington Under Curfew

One telephoto entitled, "Washington Under Curfew" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts an armed National Guardsman standing in the middle of an empty street. Wire transfer information states that a curfew commenced at 4 p.m. due to...

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Waved Away

One telephoto entitled, "Waved Away" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts two armed National Guardsmen wearing gasmasks. One guardsmen is gesturing to a Black woman to move away from the street.

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Troops Guard Firefighters

One telephoto entitled, "Troops Guard Firefighters" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts armed National Guardsmen watching firefighters extinguish a building on fire.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. The focus of the image is on an armed National Guardsman. Seen in the distance are buildings on fire. Wire transfer information states that 12,000 federal...

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