Title from caption on object: “Pistol-Wielding Police Clear Harlem Riot Area”

July 18, 1964

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a city street scene at night. The image shows a bustling urban environment with illuminated signs, including a prominent "DON'T WALK" signal, indicating a pedestrian crossing. The street appears lively with vehicles and several individuals visible, some in uniform and others on the sidewalk. Various storefronts are visible with glowing neon signs advertising goods such as "DIAMONDS" and "OLD GOLD BOUGHT," suggesting a commercial district. The atmosphere captures a mid-twentieth-century city night scene with notable contrasts between light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.2 × 21.4 cm (6 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.461

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: [illegible] / [illegible] story; upper right stamped in purple ink: EMPIRE; by unknown hand, center left in graphite: Riots; center Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink perpendicular; lower center stamped in red ink perpendicular: JUL 21 1964; lower left stamped in blue ink inverted: '64 JUL 19 PM [obscured]; across bottom printed in applied photo paper: (NY21) NEW YORK, July [underlined in red ink] 19, —PISTOL WIELDING POLICE CLEAR HARLEM RIOT [circled in red ink] AREA— / Police with drawn pistols clear streets in Harlem in vicinity of Seventh / Avenue and 125th Street where negroes rioted last night following rally / protesting killing of negro boy by white policeman in Yorkville Thursday. / Wild disturbance in New York's negro area continued throughout night. / (AP Wirephoto) (See AP Wire Story) (f11322DNS) 1964

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