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East facade; Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 30 April 1991 – Antique Print

East facade; Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 30 April 1991, 1991, c1992. — historic photograph
East facade; Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 30 April 1991, 1991, c1992.. Historic photograph from the Washington Landmarks collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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East facade; Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 30 April 1991

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Photographed on the east facade of Wilson Commons at the University of Rochester on 30 April 1991, this image records a wall that became a place for public protest over the Persian Gulf War. The U.S.-led campaign against Iraq had ended in late February, but the debate over its moral cost continued on campuses like this one. The photograph's subject is the wall itself, which makes it a useful record of how the conflict was argued about after the fighting stopped. The Library of Congress later included the print in *Eyes of the Nation*, a survey of American visual history published in 1997.

Created / published1991, c1992.
Medium1 photographic print : dye coupler, color.
GenreProtest works 1990-2000.Dye coupler prints Color 1990-2000.
NotesPublished in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1992:177.
SubjectsPersian Gulf War, 1991--Moral & ethical aspects. Walls--New York (State)--Rochester--1990-2000.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,465 × 1,177 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218731

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