Created by
Kleina, Bernard, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
August 5, 1966; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 5 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (13 x 22.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A color photograph of a crowd of men, some running, moving down a street. A policeman in a light blue uniform shirt and helmet stands to the right and watches the crowd pass by. As they run, the crowd passes a green and yellow Lavery Transportation, Inc. semi-truck. Behind them are small, one and two story buildings and various business signs, including Standard, Clark, Polk Bros, A.B.C. Dinettes, and Mark Realty Co.
Place depicted
Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
Object number
2013.140.28
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cae18d4a-eb51-441b-bf3e-ec25ed717325

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