State Troopers, called out by Governor Frank Clement, took over this riot-torn town and patrolled the main street

State Troopers, called out by Governor Frank Clement, took over this riot-torn town and patrolled the main street

Photograph

State Troopers, called out by Governor Frank Clement, took over this riot-torn town and patrolled the main street

1956
Gelatin silver print
Image: 4 1/2 × 8 9/16 in. (11.4 × 21.7 cm)
Paper: 5 5/8 × 9 in. (14.3 × 22.8 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz, 2024
2025.0010.0051
Inscriptions Printed below image: KIP090112-9/1/56-CLINTON, TENN: Tenn. State Troopers, called out by Gov. Frank \ Clement, took over this riot torn town and patrolled the main street. Anti- \ integration riots took place for the second night and rioters were dispersed \ with tear-gas. UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BLC: CVL-TN-055
Inscribed in black ink on verso, TC: SE-38–Segregation
Printed in red on verso, C: OLE 112 – 616
Stamped in red on verso, C: SEP 1956
Stamped in black on verso, BR: TELEPHOTO \ UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS \ TRIBUNE TOWER CHICAGO, ILL. \ PLEASE CREDIT \ "UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO" \ THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR \ PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANED \ [illegible]
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