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Bleicher, Kevin (fl. 1970) [Officers holding bayonets at Ohio State University]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09650.006 Author/Creator: Bleicher, Kevin (fl. 1970) Place Written: Columbus, Ohio Type: Photograph Date: April 1970 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 12.7 x 9 cm. Order a Copy

One photograph dated April 1970 taken by Kevin Bleicher. Image depicts rows of armed officers pointing bayonets towards protesters. Focal point is an officer holding bayonet up in the air.

Columbus Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol and National Guard had been called in during the protests by Governor Jim Rhodes. Due to the inability to clarify which enforcement group are in the photographs, the catalog will refer to them as "officers," unless otherwise noted.

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