Photograph by
Rosenberg, Ira
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
July 1967
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (Image): 7 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (20 × 24.4 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a man carrying a contrabass after the rebellion in Detroit, commonly known as the Detroit Riots. The image depicts a man walking down a sidewalk, with his back to the camera. He is carrying a contrabass under his right arm, and a hurricane lamp and a stick in his left hand. The street is residential, with trees on the left side of the street. There is a white car in the street on his left, and a black car on his right in a yard. There are police barricades and crowds of people on the sidewalks.
Place depicted
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Civil rights
Music
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
2011.57.11.14
Restrictions & Rights
© Ira Rosenberg
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd563a0df78-e3ff-4c46-9bc2-cd49aba9de15

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