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Iowa students protest with blood against marine recruiter

A photo showing a female student spilling a paper cup, ostensibly of blood, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. The caption reads :”(DI3) Iowa City, Iowa- Nov. 3–Protest with Blood–About 50 protesters poured paper cups of their own blood on the steps of the Iowa Memorial Union this p.m. on the spot where they attempted to prevent Marine recruiter interviews on Wednesday. Today is the last day of the on-campus interviews by the Marines. (AP wirephoto) (6 kk 1630 kk 1967)”
Back: The back has the cut-out caption of the actual newspaper article: “Students Make Bloody Protest–Antiwar demonstrators Friday poured cups of human blood on the steps of the University of Iowa Union at Iowa City to halt marine corps interviews. (Story on page 2)” The newspaper has been stamped “SA Nov 4–1967 Lat 2” and someone wrote in pen “Vietnam. War. U.S.-Demonstrations”

Date

November 3, 1967

Media Type

Photograph