2000.1.941

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15-May-71
8 in HIGH x 11 in WIDE
(20.32 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
2000.1.941






Description: A Berkeley police officer in riot gear hoses off a pile of debris burning in the middle of Telegraph Avenue. Photo caption reads: A riot-equipped Berkeley policeman uses a garden hose to extinguish a fire in debris thrown into the middle of Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley Saturday afternoon. Demonstrators apparently pulled down wooden siding from a building under construction (background) and set it afire. About 500 people clashed with police in a demonstration marking the second anniversary of People's Park.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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