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National Guardsmen stand watch near Water Tower around time of Chicago Riots
1968
Haun, Declan, 1937-1994 (photographer)
Two armed National Guardsmen police the area around the Water Tower (visible in the background) around the time of the Chicago Riots that broke out in South and West Side neighborhoods following news of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, in Chicago, Illinois, April 1968.
- Title:
- National Guardsmen stand watch near Water Tower around time of Chicago Riots
- Creator:
- Haun, Declan, 1937-1994 (photographer)
- Date Created:
- 1968
- Description:
Two armed National Guardsmen police the area around the Water Tower (visible in the background) around the time of the Chicago Riots that broke out in South and West Side neighborhoods following news of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, in Chicago, Illinois, April 1968.
Item details
- Partner:
- Illinois Digital Heritage Hub
- Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Illinois. National Guard
Automobiles
Bicycles
Soldiers
Armed forces
Riots
Streets
African American
Civil rights
Water towers - Type:
- image
- Format:
- Color transparencies
- Rights:
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2014, all rights reserved.