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A blimp with a banner saying "Biko" drifts above the smoke and confusion at the Walters Rd and Marlborough St intersection
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a crowd of riot police officers facing a crowd of anti-Springbok tour protesters in the aftermath of a smoke bomb. One protester is holding a placard reading "stop the tour". Behind them is the Church of Christ, located at 9 Walters Road, Kingsland.
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- Title: A blimp with a banner saying "Biko" drifts above the smoke and confusion at the Walters Rd and Marlborough St intersection
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Mount Eden (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Protest movements., New Zealand Police--History, Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland, Anti-apartheid movements--New Zealand, Racism
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: A blimp with a banner saying 'BIKO' drifts away above the church. The standoff continues. Some of the protesters are looking around to see where the flying objects are coming from, obviously these are unexpected and unwanted.
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