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United Press International Smoke erupts from two widely separated areas in slum area.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09735.07 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Detroit, Michigan Type: Photograph Date: 25 July 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 27.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

One press photo of birdseye view of Detroit neighborhood areas where smoke arises. Also contains markings indicating where to crop the image. Reverse side contains stamps, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Michigan," and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 25, 1967." Also pasted on is the printed news clipping with tag "Smoke erupts from two widely separated area in slum area." Credit attributed to AP and UPI.

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