Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted

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Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted
Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted
DateAugust 18, 1964
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 10 1/8 in. (20.3 × 25.7 cm) Image: 7 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (19.4 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.270
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Provenance 2022: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art)
Markings Verso, top left corner: "RRT 17935"
Verso, center: "[PROPERTY OF / NEWSPAPER DIVISION / FIELD ENTERPRISES, INC.]"
Verso, center: "Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of / several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from / entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor. All stores in / the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m., / and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been / halted." (newspaper pasted)
Verso, center: "[DAILY NEWS / AUG 18 1964]"


Inscribed Verso, bottom left corner: "CVL-RT-514 2500"
Verso, center (blue pen): "Illinois Dixmoor riots 1964"
© Meryl Meisler. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Meryl Meisler
Date: June 1978 (printed 2021)
Medium: Archival inkjet print
Object number: 2021.9.3