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Sign in store window adds a touch of irony to the riot-torn streets of cleveland, Wary National Guardsmen in Jeep keep guns cocked, eyes peeled and their vehicle moving while on street patrol
Sign in store window adds a touch of irony to the riot-torn streets of cleveland, Wary National Guardsmen in Jeep keep guns cocked, eyes peeled and their vehicle moving while on street patrol

Sign in store window adds a touch of irony to the riot-torn streets of cleveland, Wary National Guardsmen in Jeep keep guns cocked, eyes peeled and their vehicle moving while on street patrol

Date7/21/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sign in store window adds a touch of irony to the riot-torn streets of cleveland; Wary National Guardsmen in Jeep keep guns cocked; eyes peeled and their vehicle moving while on street patrol
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013573F
National Guardsmen restore an uneasy peace to riot-torn Cleveland, Negro district exploded into violence, destruction and looting for the second night in a row
National Guardsmen restore an uneasy peace to riot-torn Cleveland, Negro district exploded into violence, destruction and looting for the second night in a row
7/19/1966
'Don't burn us'. This is the agony of riot-torn Detorit, mirrored in the glass door of a Negro-owned bank where a hastily scrawled sign pleads to be s(...)
'Don't burn us'. This is the agony of riot-torn Detorit, mirrored in the glass door of a Negro-owned bank where a hastily scrawled sign pleads to be s(...)
7/26/1967
Riots-Torn India is gradually returning to normal after a wave of fighting between the Hindoos and Moslems
Riots-Torn India is gradually returning to normal after a wave of fighting between the Hindoos and Moslems
5/2/1947
Riot Damage: Halifax businessman Fayez Chediac, 46, has his store boarded up yesterday after all the windows were smashed during a melee early that morning involving about 150 people
Riot Damage: Halifax businessman Fayez Chediac, 46, has his store boarded up yesterday after all the windows were smashed during a melee early that morning involving about 150 people
7/20/1991
Shopping (Riot Style), this woman carts away the merchandise she picked up on a 'no cash, just carry' basis by stepping through shattered front window(...)
Shopping (Riot Style), this woman carts away the merchandise she picked up on a 'no cash, just carry' basis by stepping through shattered front window(...)
7/26/1967
Coffee break: David Jang, an employee of a Los Angeles car dealership, serves coffee in the pre-dawn darkness today to two National Guardsmen guarding the business from looters
Coffee break: David Jang, an employee of a Los Angeles car dealership, serves coffee in the pre-dawn darkness today to two National Guardsmen guarding the business from looters
5/1/1992
Broom patrol: A resident of south-central Los Angels yesterday prepares to clean up the mess left behind by looters, while thousands of National Guard troops patrolled the streets
Broom patrol: A resident of south-central Los Angels yesterday prepares to clean up the mess left behind by looters, while thousands of National Guard troops patrolled the streets
5/3/1992
Not control: A mounted Metro police officer moves into action against youths during yesterday's riot through downtown streets
Not control: A mounted Metro police officer moves into action against youths during yesterday's riot through downtown streets
1/11/1993
Diane towns was one of those shot in pre-dawn rioting on Cleveland's east side, Gangs with fire bombs and Molotov cocktails roamed a 10-mile-square area setting countless fires
Diane towns was one of those shot in pre-dawn rioting on Cleveland's east side, Gangs with fire bombs and Molotov cocktails roamed a 10-mile-square area setting countless fires
7/21/1966
Cleveland policeman lifts baby from shot-up car, He had crease across neck from bullet and was taken to hospital
Cleveland policeman lifts baby from shot-up car, He had crease across neck from bullet and was taken to hospital
7/21/1966
Riot aftermath
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Riots - United States - Race
Riots - United States - Race
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