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Man in Detroit near a fire

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Clark, Joe

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Portrait of a young African American man in a striped green shirt standing with his arms behind his back and looking past the camera. Behind him, four young adults watch firefighters extinguish a building fire. Another group of young people watch the firefighters while standing behind them. The street is filled with smoke from the fire. A sign that reads "Complete Line of Men's Shoes" is barely visible through the smoke. This photograph was taken by Joe Clark during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan.1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm.
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