Title Work

Title No: 13908

Title: Fire fighters using a high-pressure water jet against civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama

Medium: Documentation

Original Medium: Photograph

Date: 1963 (Created)

Image shows three fire fighters from the Birmingham Fire Department  directing water at a group of demonstrators who are lying on the sidewalk, in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. Initials on back of fireman's jacket read "BFD." One woman holds her hands up to protect her head. 

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Subjects: Demonstrations; Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations; Birmingham (Ala.)