Burn Summons: Tom Hayden, left, and Jerry Rubin reduce to ashes subpoenas to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in what they termed gestures of contempt. The two, who figured prominantely in the recent Chicago street demonstrations, said that in spite of the burning of the summons they will appear as requested before the committee in Washington October 1. Hayden is founder of the Students for a Democratic Society; Rubin a self-styled Yippie revolutionist.

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Burn Summons: Tom Hayden, left, and Jerry Rubin reduce to ashes subpoenas to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in what they termed gestures of contempt. The two, who figured prominantely in the recent Chicago street demonstrations, said that in spite of the burning of the summons they will appear as requested before the committee in Washington October 1. Hayden is founder of the Students for a Democratic Society; Rubin a self-styled Yippie revolutionist.
Burn Summons: Tom Hayden, left, and Jerry Rubin reduce to ashes subpoenas to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in what they termed gestures of contempt. The two, who figured prominantely in the recent Chicago street demonstrations, said that in spite of the burning of the summons they will appear as requested before the committee in Washington October 1. Hayden is founder of the Students for a Democratic Society; Rubin a self-styled Yippie revolutionist.
Artist/Maker (American)
DateSeptember 23, 1968
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (17.5 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2024.21.104
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Markings Recto, left margin (photocopy of applied typed label): "(FX3) BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 23--BURN SUMMONS-- Tom Hayden, left, and Jerry Rubin reduce to ashes subpoenas to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in what they termed gestures of contempt. The two, who figured prominantely in the recent Chicago street demonstrations, said that in spite of the burning of the summons they will appear as requested before the committee in Washington October 1. Hayden is founder of the Students for a Democratic Society; Rubin a self-styled Yippie revolutionist. (APWirephoto)(b21325ekb) 1968"
Verso, left center (blue ink stamp): "DFPD 69783"
Verso, left center (black ink stamp): "SEP 30 1968"
Inscribed Verso, lower left corner (pencil): "anti-chi-047.1"
Christ Appears to His Followers
Christ Appears to His Followers
Date: 16th century
Medium: Woodcut on paper
Object number: 1928.20
Image Not Available for La Petite Passion: Jésus Comparait Devant Caiphe (The Small Passion: Christ Before Caiaphas)
La Petite Passion: Jésus Comparait Devant Caiphe (The Small Passion: Christ Before Caiaphas)
Jacques Callot
Date: unknown
Medium: Etching on paper
Object number: 1983.57
A Scene in One of the Battles before Vicksburg, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Scene in One of the Battles before Vicksburg, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 7, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.30
Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"
Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 30, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.357
A Dream: Before and After Thanksgiving Dinner, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Dream: Before and After Thanksgiving Dinner, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 7, 1878
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.448
That Boodleful Dinner at Delmonico’s before the Election, from "Harper's Weekly"
That Boodleful Dinner at Delmonico’s before the Election, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 15, 1884
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.600
’Twas the Night before Christmas, from Harper's Weekly
’Twas the Night before Christmas, from Harper's Weekly
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 25, 1886
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.639
The aficionados come to judge and weigh-by-sight the sixty-six bulls kept at the Venta del Batan before the opening of San Isidro, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
The aficionados come to judge and weigh-by-sight the sixty-six bulls kept at the Venta del Batan before the opening of San Isidro, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.82
Let Us Think Twice before we Let Loose the Dogs of War, from "Harper's Weekly"
Let Us Think Twice before we Let Loose the Dogs of War, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 13, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.226
A group of clergymen from the Washington area join hands to sing "We Shall Overcome" at Washington National Airport before flying to Alabama to take part in a scheduled march on March 9 for Negro voting rights. The group flew to Montgomery where they planned to take a bus to Selma for the demonstration. Among them are Rabbi Richard A. Hirsch, left, of Washington; Bishop John Wesley Lord, third from left; Methodist Bishop of Washington; and the Rt. Reverend George L. Gringas, second from right, of the Roman Catholic Church.
A group of clergymen from the Washington area join hands to sing "We Shall Overcome" at Washington National Airport before flying to Alabama to take part in a scheduled march on March 9 for Negro voting rights. The group flew to Montgomery where they planned to take a bus to Selma for the demonstration. Among them are Rabbi Richard A. Hirsch, left, of Washington; Bishop John Wesley Lord, third from left; Methodist Bishop of Washington; and the Rt. Reverend George L. Gringas, second from right, of the Roman Catholic Church.
Date: March 8, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.275
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
Al Raby shown as he left the meeting with Mayor Daley before it was officially over...
Al Raby shown as he left the meeting with Mayor Daley before it was officially over...
Date: August 17, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.287