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Ambulance, Police Cars, Wait After Shooting

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Date

1954

Maker

Associated Press Wirephoto

Dimensions

7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.4 x 24.1 cm)

Accession Number

2008.074.003

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection

Object Details

A police car, ambulance, and jittery crowd gathered at the Capitol after nationalists seeking Puerto Rican independence opened fire in the House Chamber on March 1, 1954. This newspaper photograph circled Capitol policeman Jack Brunner and the Puerto Rican flag he had seized from the perpetrators.

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