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Burning of the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building
Burning of the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building
Burning of the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building

Burning of the Albuquerque Public Schools Administrative Building

Photographer (founded 1846)
DateJune 14, 1971
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions5 3/8 × 9 13/16 in. (13.6 × 24.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2019.041.004
DescriptionAlbuquerque Police Department officers, wearing riot gear and holding shotguns, stand in a line in front of a car parked in front of the Albuquerque Public Schools administrative building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The building is on fire and flames are rising from the collapsed roof of the single-store building. The fire was caused by a Molotov cocktail thrown during a riot at Roosevelt Park, across the street from the building.
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