Call NumberWH2129-2024-10CreatorBrock, HowardDateJune 17, 1973SummaryRicky Muniz, 17, is handcuffed by a police officer near a police car at La Raza Park (formerly known as Columbus Park), located at 38th Ave. and Navajo St. Three other police officers are seen in the background, with one police officer leading a police dog. The background is dark and appears to be night.Physical Description1 photograph : black and white ; 15.24 x 22.86 cm (6 x 9 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 is pasted to the back that reads: "Ricky Muniz, 17, center, is handcuffed by unidentified Denver policemen during a confrontation between police and Chicano youths Saturday night at Columbus park. A police crackdown on youths violating the curfew laws at the park had resulted in nightly clashes." Item condition: scratches throughout photograph, and slight staining or water damageDonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain News
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Brock, Howard, Chicano youth handcuffed at La Raza Park (June 17, 1973). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 16/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1826798
