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University of Denver Woodstock West Protesters on Capitol Building Steps in Downtown Denver, May 5th-13th 1970

 Item
Identifier: M473.0001.0001.00068

Abstract

A large crowd of protesters stand on the steps of the capitol, some holding signs, a few sitting on a statue, the Hilton seen in the background as part of a multi-day Vietnam War protest nicknamed "Woodstock West" that took place both on the University of Denver (DU) campus and downtown Denver, Colorado. Protesters mourn the killings of four students on the Kent State University campus days earlier.

Dates

  • May 5th-13th 1970

Creator

Digital Repository

University of Denver Woodstock West Protesters on Capitol Building Steps in Downtown Denver

Extent

1 Items : Slide

Scope and Contents

From the File:

Contains a collection of B & W photo slides from 1970 DU Student protest Woodstock West.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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