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Associated Press Army Troops Bivouac in Park

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.040 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 7 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto photograph Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Army Troops Bivouac in Park" dated April 7, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image consists of military officers in a tented area in Jackson Park, Chicago. Wire transfer information states that army troops stationed themselves in Jackson Park. Pictured in the distance is the Museum of Science and Industry.

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