National Guardsmen stand watch near Water Tower around time of Chicago Riots
Type
Still image
Title
National Guardsmen stand watch near Water Tower around time of Chicago Riots
Artists/Makers
Haun, Declan, 1937-1994 (photographer)
Date
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.
Format
color transparencies
Related Persons
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Related Corporate Names
Illinois. National Guard
Related Places
Chicago (Ill.)
Related Terms
automobiles bicycles soldiers armed forces riots streets African Americans civil rights water towers
Original Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Declan Haun
Image Credit Line
Chicago History Museum, ICHi-62888; Declan Haun, photographer
Copyright Notice
© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2014, all rights reserved.
Owner
Chicago Historical Society
Repository
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name
Prints and Photography Collection
Image File Name
ICHi-62888
Accession Number
2002.98
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