Chicago police take charge of a heckler as civil rights marchers leave Cicero and re-enter Chicago, Illinois.

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Chicago police take charge of a heckler as civil rights marchers leave Cicero and re-enter Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago police take charge of a heckler as civil rights marchers leave Cicero and re-enter Chicago, Illinois.
DateSeptember 4, 1966
MediumGelatin silver print resin-coated
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (17.1 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.261
Not on view
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Provenance 2022: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art)
Markings Recto, upper right (stamped): "[(Illegible) / AP WIDE WORLD PHOTOS]"
Inscribed Recto, lower left: "CVL-IL-050" and "2000"
Protest School Superintendent with Sit-down: Marchers representing various civil rights groups stage a sit-down in La Salle Street in front of City Hall today to protest retention of Benjamin C. Willis as Chicago school superintendent. An earlier scheduled boycott of classes was prohibited by court order
Protest School Superintendent with Sit-down: Marchers representing various civil rights groups stage a sit-down in La Salle Street in front of City Hall today to protest retention of Benjamin C. Willis as Chicago school superintendent. An earlier scheduled boycott of classes was prohibited by court order
Date: June 10, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.285
Some 200 civil rights marchers protesting retention of School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis were carted off to jail in police vans and squadrols Friday.
Some 200 civil rights marchers protesting retention of School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis were carted off to jail in police vans and squadrols Friday.
Date: June 12, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.286
An Army Travels on its Stomach: A soldier, on duty to guard civil rights marchers on their voting protest trek from Selma, Alabama to the state Capital at Montgomery, watches marchers go by as he eats a meal brought to him on the spot. The marchers passing the halfway mark on their 54 mile hike plan to reach Montgomery on Thursday
An Army Travels on its Stomach: A soldier, on duty to guard civil rights marchers on their voting protest trek from Selma, Alabama to the state Capital at Montgomery, watches marchers go by as he eats a meal brought to him on the spot. The marchers passing the halfway mark on their 54 mile hike plan to reach Montgomery on Thursday
Date: March 23, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.278
Dr. King Leads Off Second Lap: Dr. Martin Luther King, extreme right, civil rights leader, strides out of camp near Selma, Alabama, as his protest march started its second lap. Next to King is SNCC Chairman John Lewis. A soldier ordered to duty along with several thousand troops to guard the marchers, stands with rifle along the roadside. The marchers are aiming for the State Capitol at Montgomery.
Dr. King Leads Off Second Lap: Dr. Martin Luther King, extreme right, civil rights leader, strides out of camp near Selma, Alabama, as his protest march started its second lap. Next to King is SNCC Chairman John Lewis. A soldier ordered to duty along with several thousand troops to guard the marchers, stands with rifle along the roadside. The marchers are aiming for the State Capitol at Montgomery.
Date: March 22, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.277
Weary and Muddy But More to Go: two civil rights marchers rest with muddy feet as they face the fourth lap of their protest march on the Alabama state capitol at Montgomery today. They have nearly half of the distance to cover before reaching the capitol Thursday. They are 14-year-old Cornelius Courtland, left, of Selma, where march started Sunday, and Bruce Hartford, 21, of New Haven.
Weary and Muddy But More to Go: two civil rights marchers rest with muddy feet as they face the fourth lap of their protest march on the Alabama state capitol at Montgomery today. They have nearly half of the distance to cover before reaching the capitol Thursday. They are 14-year-old Cornelius Courtland, left, of Selma, where march started Sunday, and Bruce Hartford, 21, of New Haven.
Date: March 24, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.279
Roosevelt Road is Quiet Today: little traffic, vehicles or pedestrian, in to be seen on Chicago's Roosevelt Road (alternate US 30) following a night of relative calm. Police battled rioters for two nights previous and the Illinois National Guard was brought in. Patrolling jeep with armed guardsmen is seen at center and a police car is parked at right
Roosevelt Road is Quiet Today: little traffic, vehicles or pedestrian, in to be seen on Chicago's Roosevelt Road (alternate US 30) following a night of relative calm. Police battled rioters for two nights previous and the Illinois National Guard was brought in. Patrolling jeep with armed guardsmen is seen at center and a police car is parked at right
Date: July 15, 1966
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.274
Walesa backs the Warsaw Strikers: the Solidarity Union has organized a warning strike lasting four hours in protest against the government's stalling in the discussion of claims. The strike was observed by ten million Polish workers. With Lech Walesa giving a speech
Walesa backs the Warsaw Strikers: the Solidarity Union has organized a warning strike lasting four hours in protest against the government's stalling in the discussion of claims. The strike was observed by ten million Polish workers. With Lech Walesa giving a speech
Michel Philippot
Date: March 27, 1981
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print on resin-coated paper
Object number: 2022.15.120
Walesa's Combat: a meeting of the K.K.P. (National Solidarity Commission) with labor activist Lech Walesa
Walesa's Combat: a meeting of the K.K.P. (National Solidarity Commission) with labor activist Lech Walesa
Michel Philippot
Date: March 25,1981
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print on resin-coated paper
Object number: 2022.15.121
The Test of Force in Poland: as foreseen, the strike movement which affected public transportation in Warsaw (a movement which received widespread support from the population and was backed by solidarity) finished at noon, on August 5. At that time, talks began between the authorities and the strikers touching on the increase in prices and food rationing
The Test of Force in Poland: as foreseen, the strike movement which affected public transportation in Warsaw (a movement which received widespread support from the population and was backed by solidarity) finished at noon, on August 5. At that time, talks began between the authorities and the strikers touching on the increase in prices and food rationing
Michel Philippot
Date: August 5,1981
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print on resin-coated paper
Object number: 2022.15.122
Hoffman with Protesters: Activist Abbie Hoffman is shown on the ground at the Bicks County Courthouse in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on Monday. They are dramatizing opposition to the Point Pleasant water diversion project
Hoffman with Protesters: Activist Abbie Hoffman is shown on the ground at the Bicks County Courthouse in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on Monday. They are dramatizing opposition to the Point Pleasant water diversion project
Date: January 17, 1983
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print resin-coated
Object number: 2022.15.293
Illinois National Guard troops stand on a Chicago street in area where violent disturbances have caused death and injury the last three nights, July 15, 1966. Governor Otto Kerner called up 3,000 National Guard troops today in an attempt to halt the strife on Chicago's West Side
Illinois National Guard troops stand on a Chicago street in area where violent disturbances have caused death and injury the last three nights, July 15, 1966. Governor Otto Kerner called up 3,000 National Guard troops today in an attempt to halt the strife on Chicago's West Side
Date: July 17, 1966
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.269
Flames of Anger: street scene of a two fire men fighting a fire with hoses during a Riot in Chicago, Illinois
Flames of Anger: street scene of a two fire men fighting a fire with hoses during a Riot in Chicago, Illinois
Date: April 7, 1968
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.273