Object number:
2000.1.941
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
May 15, 1971
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 Berkeley police officer in riot gear hoses off a pile of debris burning in the middle of Telegraph Avenue. Photo caption reads: A riot-equipped Berkeley policeman uses a garden hose to extinguish a fire in debris thrown into the middle of Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley Saturday afternoon. Demonstrators apparently pulled down wooden siding from a building under construction (background) and set it afire. About 500 people clashed with police in a demonstration marking the second anniversary of People's Park.
Concepts:
riot gear; man; student protest; police; helmet; smoke; garbage; fire; hose; water; debris; demonstration
Places:
Berkeley, California; People's Park
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