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This is the third photo in a series of three related photos. The three are attached together with masking tape. This photo shows five people who are attending to an injured male demonstrator. He was involved in an altercation with police (see H98.1.994), and was struck on the side of the head with a police officer's billy club. The man is kneeling(?) on the ground. His head is bleeding profusely and thick streams of blood are running down his face. His eyes are wide with fear. Five people (two women, one male, two ?) are gathered around him. One woman is crouched down and is holding him. He leans his head against her shoulder. A second woman has a bandage in her hand and is about to administer first-aid. The other three are watching with concern. The group is located on a sidewalk next to the corner of an unidentified building. In the background, pedestrians are walking along the sidewalk. A note written in black pen on the back of the photograph reads,"He refused to move fast enough & got beaten". On May 12, an anti-war demonstration protesting President Richard Nixon's Vietnam war policies (specifically Nixon's recently announced strategy to mine North Vietnamese harbors) was held in front of the St. Francis Hotel. Both California Govenor Ronald Reagan and New York Govenor Nelson Rockefeller were staying at the hotel during an official "kick-off" for Nixon's re-election campaign. Three thousand plus demonstrators attended the noontime rally, which turned violent when a police motorcycle was set afire. There were sixty arrests and numerous injuries.