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Police arrest White House picketer
Harris & Ewing1918
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States
This photograph shows a suffragist getting taken into police custody outside of the White House. Seen as unpatriotic, the protesters faced heightened resistance when the United States entered World War I. Wilson eventually ordered their arrest for obstructing traffic.
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Details
- Title: Police arrest White House picketer
- Creator: Harris & Ewing
- Date Created: 1918
- Location Created: Washington, D.C.
- Original Source: Library of Congress
- Rights: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, photograph by Harris & Ewing
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