Boulevard St Michel. May 1968
Photograph
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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Photograph depicting riot police with shields, helmets and goggles, standing in the road beside a fallen tree on Boulevard St Michel in Paris, during the revolution of May 1968.
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| Materials and techniques | Black and white photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting riot police on Boulevard St. Michel during the civil unrest and general strikes of May 1968. France, 1968. |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting riot police with shields, helmets and goggles, standing in the road beside a fallen tree on Boulevard St Michel in Paris, during the revolution of May 1968. |
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| Accession number | PH.554-1978 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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