Photographs of an anti-war sit-in at the Westover Air Reserve Base, 1972 May 10

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Photographs of an anti-war sit-in at the Westover Air Reserve Base, 1972 May 10
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Photographer Rosser, William J.
Title Photographs of an anti-war sit-in at the Westover Air Reserve Base, 1972 May 10
Dates 1972-05-10
Abstract Photographs of the Vietnam War protest held at the Westover Air Force Base. Photographs include scenes of the anti-war protestors sitting and blocking the industrial gate of the base. John William Ward, Barbara Carnes Ward, and Amherst College students and faculty are among the protestors photographed. Also included are images of Chicopee police officers at the protest, protestors being arrested, protestors being led or dragged onto school buses by police officers, and John and Barbara Ward and other protestors speaking to the media.
Physical Description 168 photographs, Original 35mm and 120 (roll film) black and white negatives digitized positive.
Place of Production Chicopee (Mass.)
Genre Photographs
Subject Westover Air Force Base (Mass.) – Photographs
Subject Amherst College – Students – Photographs
Subject Amherst College – Faculty – Photographs
Subject Amherst College – Presidents – Photographs
Subject Ward, John William, 1922-1985 – Photographs
Subject Ward, Barbara Carnes – Photographs
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 – Protest movements – Massachusetts – Photographs
Subject Student protestors – Massachusetts – Photographs
Part of Amherst College Photographer Records
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Repository Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location Job 5-72-067
Rights Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)