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Fire at the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building
Fire at the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building
Fire at the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building

Fire at the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building

Photographer (founded 1958)
DateJune 14, 1971
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions5 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (14.9 × 23.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2019.041.002
DescriptionThe Albuquerque Public Schools administrative building burns during a fire in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The smoke billows out of the top of the single-story building. The fire was caused by a Molotov cocktail thrown during a riot in Roosevelt Park, across the street from the building.
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