Mar 26, 2015 - Sale 2377

Sale 2377 - Lot 226

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
FARRELL, WALLACE LEE. Wallace Lee Farrell, 57, Tear Gassed and Evicted by Pigs. Small pictorial poster, 14 x 8-1/2 inches; rectangular inset showing Farrell being dragged; some toning to the paper with edge-wear, not affecting text or image. Philadelphia, 1971
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On 4 January, 1971, members of Philadelphia's notoriously anti-black police force went to Farrell's apartment and attempted to remove him. He fought back, bring the wrath of Frank Rizzo, Philadelphia's police chief.