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Letter from the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Priority Records regarding NWA’s track, Fuck tha Police
Typed letter addressed to the office of Priority Records in California from the Milt Ahlerich, the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter regards the track ‘Fuck tha Police’ by the rap group N.W.A. expresses concern for…
Soldier in the Los Angeles Riots
A white soldier equipped with battlefield standard armour and clothing holding an M-16 assault rifle against the backdrop of a wall with graffiti on it regarding the tension between the people who were rioting and the police department. Written on…
Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992
Image of a group of armed riot police running down a street with a blazing fire in the background caused by rioters in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. TIME written in bold red letters at the top of the cover, a motif of Time Magazine. Underneath there is…
Skateboarder Magazine Vol 3 number 2
The second issue in the third volume of ‘Skateboarder Magazine’ showing a skateboarder doing a grab trick over a skateboarding bowl wearing fashionably vibrant clothing popular among skateboarders; a red helmet, bright yellow t shirt and blue and…
Roller Derby Skate Board
Painted red wooden plank with modified roller blade wheels bolted to the underside of the plank. Roughly 15 inches long and 5 inches wide with a flat tail and rounded nose. The words ‘Roller Derby’ are in a handwritten italic sporty white font…
Postcard from Malcolm X to a friend, Gloria Owens, a Sister of Nation of Islam secretary
The front of the postcard is an aerial image of the Huntingdon Pier and beach, in which you can see people dotted along the sand. On the back is a handwritten message that reads: “Greetings from sunny California. The dead are really stunning in this…
The House that Jack Built
This photo depicts the opening day of the first O’Neill surf shop at Ocean Beach California. There is a group of roughly 20 people gathered outside the small surf shop holding surfboards. There are some cars parked behind the store that suggest the…
A surfing contest near the Huntington Beach pier
An image of the Huntington Beach Pier where a surfing competition, the 1963 US Open, is taking place. There are various surfers riding waves close to the shore and there are some surfers emerging from the water onto the beach after completing their…
Duke Kahanamoku at Huntington Beach
This picture shows Duke Kahnamoku standing on Huntington Beach with four white surfers with their surfboards stood up on the sand with the Pacific ocean in the background. Duke Kahnamoku is stood in the middle of the group wearing a white suit with a…
Screen Cartoonist Guild strike against Walt Disney Studio, 1941
This source is a black and white photograph showing members of the ‘Screen Cartoonists Guild’ protesting outside of the RKO palace theatre that is showing Disney’s ‘The Reluctant Dragon’. The marchers include both men and women holding up signs. Due…