Carbines and More... Detroit July 1967

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Photographer: Tony Spina
National guardsman Gary Ciko of Hamtramck watches for snipers as buildings burn on Linwood Street, Detroit, Michigan.
Photographer's Note: "Bottles and rocks were being thrown from rooftops and windows. As I edged along the buildings to avoid flying debris, I captured this young National Guardsman's look and stance, so expressive of the event's tension and fear. This became my lead photograph for the story. It was used all over the world and was part of the entry that won the Pulitzer Prize for the Free Press."



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National Guardsmen are pinned down by sniper fire at the McGraw police station in Detroit's 6th precinct.
Courtesy Detroit News Collection.



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