Photograph of a boy walking ahead of soliders during the Newark Riots

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A black-and-white photograph depicting a child in the forefront, with his hands raised, looking over his right shoulder and walking ahead of a group of soldiers. The soliders are armed with rifles with bayonet attachments, and are walking down the sidewalk in front of the store Krafchick & Son Curtains and Linens. A group of women are clustered to the right of the photograph, standing in storefronts and watching the soldiers pass, while to the left of the photograph men and children are standing in the street, also watching the soldiers.

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