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United Press International Army paratrooper walks down debris-littered Woodward Ave., Detroit's main thoroughfare.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09735.12 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Detroit, Michigan Type: Photograph Date: 26 July 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 20.3 x 22.7 cm. Order a Copy

One press photo of a U.S. Army soldier carrying a weapon on a street in Detroit, Michigan dated July 26, 1967. Scene of boarded storefronts demolished included. Markings made to indicate where to crop the image for publication. On reverse side is printed newsclipping with tag "Army paratrooper walks down debris-littered Woodward Ave., Detroit's main thoroughfare." Attributed to AP Photo. Stamped "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 26, 1967."

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