Federal Troops escorting African American students to Little Rock High School for integration

© Estate of Ed Clark

Federal Troops escorting African American students to Little Rock High School for integration

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Federal Troops escorting African American students to Little Rock High School for integration,

September 1957

Ed Clark, 1911–2000; born Nashville, TN; died Sarasota, FL
2019-131

Information

Title
Federal Troops escorting African American students to Little Rock High School for integration
Dates

September 1957

Maker
Ed Clark
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 32.8 × 21.8 cm (12 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 33.6 × 22.6 cm (13 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-131
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Arkansas, Little Rock

Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
schools, civil rights, youth, soldiers, students, photojournalism, stairs

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

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