Object number:
2000.1.936
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
1965-1970
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 7 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: Eight men are throwing things at an approaching line of Berkeley police officers. They stand in the middle of an empty intersection in Berkeley. Shakespeare & Co. Books is seen on the corner. The police seem to be wearing helmets with face shields and riot gear.
Concepts:
demonstrator; helmet; street; riot; police; student; student protest; riot gear; book; demonstration; man; protestor
Places:
Berkeley, California
Persons:
William Shakespeare
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