Physical description:
Tribune caption on the back, June 27, 1968-- "Policeman with telescope-equipped rifle guards against snipers as fireman battle raging blaze at Travalini Furniture store, Richmond." Handwritten above the caption, "Fire at 15th & MacDonald, Richmond P.D. officer with rifle and scope, anti-sniper guarding firemen." Photo shows a police officer wearing a helmet holding a rifle in his right hand. He is standing in the intersection. In the background is Travalini Furniture store ablaze. Firemen are fighting the fire on the left side of the photo. A firehose snakes through the intersection behind the police officer to the firemen. Through the windows of the store, one can see that the interior is destroyed by the fire, only the exterior is still intact.
Content description:
Tribune caption on the back, June 27, 1968-- "Policeman with telescope-equipped rifle guards against snipers as fireman battle raging blaze at Travalini Furniture store, Richmond." Handwritten above the caption, "Fire at 15th & MacDonald, Richmond P.D. officer with rifle and scope, anti-sniper guarding firemen." Photo shows a police officer wearing a helmet holding a rifle in his right hand. He is standing in the intersection. In the background is Travalini Furniture store ablaze. Firemen are fighting the fire on the left side of the photo. A firehose snakes through the intersection behind the police officer to the firemen. Through the windows of the store, one can see that the interior is destroyed by the fire, only the exterior is still intact.
