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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…
Nazi Punks F**k Off – Dead Kennedys
7” Vinyl record depicting a crossed out swastika with a cloth armband parodying those worn by the SS during the Second World War to be worn as a critical satirical symbol to display anti-fascism and anti-racism. The record was intentionally sold in a…
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…