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A protest marshal escorts an injured anti-Tour protestor up Marlborough St as a Red Squad officer menaces her with his baton
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of an anti-Springbok tour protester confronting riot police officers on Marlborough Street. One police officer is holding a baton toward the protester aggressively.
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- Title: A protest marshal escorts an injured anti-Tour protestor up Marlborough St as a Red Squad officer menaces her with his baton
- 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: Racism, Rugby football - Political aspects, Eden Park (Auckland, N.Z. : Stadium), Protest movements., Springboks (Rugby team)
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Inscribed on print recto: 23A/72.;Inscribed on print verso: BC8-72 Marlborough Rd 4. 12th Sept 1981. 38B/23A/72.;Notes provided by John Mercer June-July 2021: NB: at RHS press/media in white coat and alongside there is a photographer. The protest marshal is escorts/drags an injured and rightfully angry Fran up Marlborough St. Behind her on the raised front yard at left is Wendy and to her left Bruce. The Red Squad officer continues to menace Fran with his baton which is poised ready to strike. On the LHS of frame another protester is assisted away from police batons.
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