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Associated Press An Armed City

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.049 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Photograph Date: 8 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

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 against people described as looters.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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