Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia > Columbia Avenue Riots

United Businessmens Association of Philadelphia meeting

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Title

Date

1964-08-31

Photographer

Rosenberg, Richard

Description

Members of the United Businessmens Association of Philadelphia meet at the Essex Hotel to discuss the 1964 Columbia Avenue riots. The meeting was opened by Sidney Markind, chairman (at mike). Council president Paul D'Ortona is third from left at speakers table.

Subjects

Riots

Public Meetings

Businesspeople

Geographic Subject

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Notes

With clipping

Format

Image/jp2

Type

Photographs

Rights

This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, and for permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.

Contact

scrc@temple.edu

Folder

Riots--1964

Digital Collection

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs

Civil Rights in a Northern City

Columbia Avenue Riots

Repository

Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives

Digital Publisher

Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries

Identifier

P494183B