Object number:
2000.1.1628
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
May 22, 1969
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 11 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Description: A group of students, mostly men, are huddled together in a small circle against a wall. They are surrounded by numerous National Guardsmen holding bayonetted rifles and dressed in riot gear. The photo looks down into the crowd. The protestors seem unconcerned. Photo caption reads: National Guardsmen with bayoneted rifles and police outnumber People's Park demonstrators they maneuvered into a trap in a downtown Berkley parking lot Thursday afternoon. As estimated 200 persons submitted to arrest peacefully.
Concepts:
crowd; rifle; student protest; protestor; riot gear; man; woman; student; peace protest; demonstration; demonstrator; helmet; army; parking lot
Places:
Berkeley, California
Organizations:
National Guard
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