Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Photographs: Kent State University, by McNees

Kent State Shootings: Digital Archive

Photographs: Kent State University, by McNees

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Description	Images from the Kent State shootings, including tear gas deployment, crowds, National Guardsmen, wounded and killed students, and a set of negatives dated as "May 1970" showing the Solar Totem #1 (Drumm sculpture) with a special light effect by McNees, labeled on his original negative envelope as "Sculpture and Crosses." Prints are 8 x 10 inches and 3.5 x 5 inches.
Date	1970-05; 1970-05-04
Extent	15 black and white prints; 1 contact sheet; 53 black and white negatives
Institution	Kent State University
Repository	Special Collections and Archives
Access Rights	This digital object is owned by Kent State University and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, USC). Please include proper citation and credit for use of this item. Use in publications or productions is prohibited without written permission from Kent State University. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives for more information.
Duplication Policy	http://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/duplication-policy
DPLA Rights Statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Format of Original	archive (mixed materials)
Author/Photographer	McNees, Ronald P.
Location	Kent (Ohio) Kent State University. Commons Area Kent State University. ROTC Building
Subcollection	Kent State Shootings Photographs from Various Sources
Subject(s)	Crowds Demonstrations Drumm sculpture (Solar Totem #1) Injured students Kent State University. ROTC Kent State University. Students Ohio. Army National Guard Ohio. Army National Guard Officers Reactions, Responses. Students Slain students Tear gas
May 4 Provenance	May 4 Collection