H96.1.2516

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Dec-46
8 in HIGH x 10 in WIDE
(20.32 cm HIGH x 25.40 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
H96.1.2516






Handwritten on the back, "Negro who came out of Kahns being escorted to safety after strikers struck him. L to R- 1. Patrolman Marion Reeves, 2. Negro porter who arrived that day from New York and was in Kahn's to find wife, 3. Sgt. Charles Wood. 12/7/46." Photo shows an African American man wearing a three piece suit with matching overcoat walking between two police officers. A crowd of people, both men and women are walking behind them.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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