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Protest at Lake and State Streets
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Composite photograph of an elevated view of an anti-Vietnam War protest at the intersection of Lake and State Streets looking east up State Street. A large group of protestors is gathered on State Street and a line of police officers in riot gear block entry to the University of Wisconsin campus. Businesses visible in the photograph include Brown's Books, Rennebohm's, Warner Medlin, Antoine's 5th Avenue, Discount Records and Taco Grande.
1968
Ostrom, Robert
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WHi 93540
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