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Karl Armstrong
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Karl Armstrong with fist raised, one of four men responsible for the 1970 bombing of Sterling Hall. Photograph was taken in prison. Armstrong was apprehended in 1972 in Canada. Early on August 24th, 1970, a van loaded with six barrels of explosives blew up just outside the East Wing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. The bombing was carried out by four men in protest of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. The bombing was directed against the Mathematics Research Center, a U.S.-Army-funded facility, which was located in the East Wing of Sterling Hall along with the physics and astronomy departments. "Army Math," as it was known, was despised by many antiwar activists who felt the center was contributing to the death and destruction in Southeast Asia through its research and had no place on a public university campus.
1972
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1972 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Michael Fellner papers, 1959-1983 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Sterling Hall Bombing
August 24, 1970
A policeman stands in front of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. Early on August 24th, 1970, a van loaded with six barrels of explosives blew up just outside the East Wing of St...
"Free Karl" Poster
April 1972
Poster advocating the release of Karl Armstrong, who was incarcerated for his involvement in the 1970 Sterling Hall bombing on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Features the words, "Free ...
Karl Armstrong Solidarity Poster
February 1972
Poster from 1972, voicing support for Karl Armstrong and his involvement in the Sterling Hall bombing on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in 1970.
Wing on Old Chemistry Building
December 1, 1974
New, modern wing on the classically designed Old Chemistry Building on the University of Wisconsin campus. The wing was built after the building sustained damage from the Sterling Hall bombing in 1...
Sterling Hall Bombing
August 24, 1970
Exterior view of the east wing of Sterling Hall showing damage in the aftermath of the bombing. Unfortunately, despite an attempt to detonate the bomb when the building was vacant, a physics resea...
