Students and Residents outside Northwestern High School (est. 1964) awaiting the arrival of President Barack Obama, May 4th 2016, II

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A black-and-white silver gelatin silver print depicting a crowd of demonstrators outside Northwestern High School during the Flint water crisis. At center is a hazardous waste barrel with two signs reading [LEAD] on either side of a sign with the hazardous waste symbol. To the right of the barrel is an individual dressed in white haz-mat suit with face mask. To the left of the barrel is a little boy in a black t-shirt. Another individual in a white haz-mat suit, partially unzipped, stands behind the barrel. There is a large clear recycling bag full of empty plastic water bottles next to the barrel. In the background, a crowd of demonstrators stand behind caution tape holding signs. One sign held aloft reads [FLINT LIVES MATTER]. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.

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