Market owners stand guard with guns
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Market owners stand guard with guns

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Photograph

Associated Press

Maker
American

Market owners stand guard with guns

July 25, 1967
Gelatin silver print
Image: 18.3 x 23.9 cm (7 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.) (including caption)
Paper: 20.6 x 25.4 cm (8 1/8 x 10 in.)
Gift of Vincent S. Jones
1976.0351.0035
Inscriptions recto (printed): (DT13) DETROIT, JULY 25--MARKET OWNERS STAND GUARD WITH GUNS--Market / owners George, left and Gene Matti guard remains of their looted store / which is located near the center of Detroit's riot area. "We just spent / $30,000 to remodel the store--look at it!? Gene Matti said. "We could / have been out in the suburbs and peaceful. I never believed it. We / worked four years, every day." A friend, Tom Snider, is in the background. / (AP Wirephoto) (FN31400Nws) /67 (Detroit locals out) [underlined]

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