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United Press International Firebombed Buildings Burn.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09735.17 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Detroit, MI Type: Photograph Date: 26 July 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 20.3 x 27.6 cm. Order a Copy

One press photo of a bird's eye view of street in Detroit, MI. Wire transfer describes fires in the downtown area and the National Guard assignment to quell violence. On reverse side are stamps "Racial/Detroit," and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 26, 1967."

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