National Guard service members stand watch near Water Tower around time of the 1968 Chicago uprising

ICHi-062888

Title: National Guard service members stand watch near Water Tower around time of the 1968 Chicago uprising Description: Two armed National Guard service members police the area around the Water Tower (visible in the background) around the time of the uprising that broke out in South and West Side neighborhoods following news of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, in Chicago, Illinois, April 1968. Date Depicted: 1968 April Creator: Haun, Declan, 1937-1994 Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: color 35 mm transparencies;color 35mm transparencies Copyright Notice: © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2014, all rights reserved. Credit Line: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-062888; Declan Haun, photographer Accession Number: 2002.98 Acquisition Source: Gift of the estate of Declan Haun Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Other Storage Location: P&P: Declan Haun collection of visual materials, SV.B13.F39.s68.284 Catalog Record ID: 145545 Max Pixels - Width: 5794 Max Pixels - Height: 3902 Help improve this content