Photograph by
Abbott, Randy
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
July 1967
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
H x W (Image): 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of an armed soldier standing guard with his gun raised in front of a looted store, Belmont Prescription Pharmacy, during the 1967 Newark riots.
Place depicted
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Civil rights
Military
Photography
Race discrimination
Race relations
Race riots
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Urban life
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.57.10.8
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd4aa09c-c82d-42d8-9d51-76c0f2a5d768

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