Created by:

Spider Martin, American, 1939 - 2003  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 13 9/16 x 10 5/8 in. (34.4 x 27 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965; printed 1995

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of a Dallas County, Alabama police officer. He carries a riot gun and has a Confederate flag sticker on his helmet. An anecdote from the photographer is written on the reverse.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.14.6

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1965 Spider Martin

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Selma to Montgomery Marches

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f42a349-9a4c-4d37-a5f0-e51c43b20afc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.14.6