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United Press International Occupants of Detroit apartment building lie on pavement...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09735.33 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Detroit, Michigan Type: Photograph Date: 29 July 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 15.6 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

One press photo of residents of Detroit apartment building lie on their stomachs as police look for snipers on street. Markings indicate where to crop the image. On reverse side is a printed newsclipping attributed to Associated Press.

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