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LAPL Photo from LAPL

The LA Public Library has a cool collection of photographs from the Herald Express, a tabloid published in the 30's, 40's and 50's. They're in the library's virtual gallery, which has all kinds of other photo goodness. The above shot has the caption "Violence erupted at Warner Bros. studios as police smashed a picket line with tear gas and water and picketers retaliated with stones and bottles."

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