Seized in gang war
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| Title: | Seized in gang war |
| Description: | Caption: "Seized in gang war--These [eleven African American] teenagers were among 18 youths booked at the Liberty Ave. precinct after a gang feud broke out in Brownsville. Three were wounded and there was a street free-for-all in the warfare between the 'Saints' and the "Socialistic Gents'." |
| Date: | 1949 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 1, 1949; "on caption: Eagle staff photo." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Crime
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| Subject: |
African American teenage boys Gang members Gangs |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. Portraits. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
| ID: | CRIM 0096 |
