Call NumberWH2129-2024-9CreatorBrock, HowardDateJune 28, 1981SummaryThree police officers in gas masks and helmets patrol a North Denver neighborhood after using tear gas to break up a non-permitted carnival gathering at La Raza Park (formerly known as Columbus Park),at 38th Ave. and Navajo St. in Denver, Colorado. The officer on the left carries a club in his hand. All three officers look directly at the camera.Physical Description1 photograph : black and white ; 20.5 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectParks--Colorado--DenverHispanic Americans--Colorado--DenverHispanic American neighborhoodsLa Raza Park--Denver--ColoradoPolice misconduct--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaSunnyside (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWH2129, Box 348, FF Columbus ParkOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH2129. Rocky Mountain News recordsNotesA clipping pasted on the back reads: "June 29, 1981 - Police wearing helmets and gas masks, above, roam a north Denver neighborhood Sunday after tear gas was used to break up a carnival gathering in Columbus Park for which no permit had been issued. There were 19 arrests, and one policeman was hospitalized. At right, a member of the crowd wears an improvised gas mask. STORY ON PAGE 4." Item condition: fair, slight scratches throughout photograph.DonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain News
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