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Saving in to crush riot, National Guardsmen wearing gas masks prepare to storm Cellblock D, the stronghold of the rebellious convicts at Attica, N.Y.,(...)
Saving in to crush riot, National Guardsmen wearing gas masks prepare to storm Cellblock D, the stronghold of the rebellious convicts at Attica, N.Y.,(...)

Saving in to crush riot, National Guardsmen wearing gas masks prepare to storm Cellblock D, the stronghold of the rebellious convicts at Attica, N.Y.,(...)

Date9/13/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Saving in to crush riot; National Guardsmen wearing gas masks prepare to storm Cellblock D; the stronghold of the rebellious convicts at Attica; N.Y.; state prison. After a 10-minute bloodbath that left 38 persons dead; the five-day prison rebellion was o
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011382F
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