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United Press International A line of National Guard tanks stands ready to move into action on Detroit's West Side.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09735.11 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Detroit, Michigan Type: Photograph Date: 26 July 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 18.7 x 24.3 cm. Order a Copy

One press photo of U.S. Army tanks lined up infront of a building and one man in the foreground. Reverse side contains stamps "Racial/Detroit, Michigan," and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 26, 1967." Also pasted on is the printed news clipping with tag "A line of National Guard tanks stand ready to move into action on Detroit's West Side."

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