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Motorcycle patrol officer in the street by the Collins Park Hotel during anti-war demonstrations in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Series/Collection number: N2008- 14, Photographic collection, 1969-1976 ; Box 1, M00023-W1
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Political conventions--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Social movements
Protest movements
Peace movements
Anti-war demonstrations
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Offenses against property
Vandalism
Law enforcement--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Peace officers--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Police patrol
Motorcycle police
Police--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
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Shown while the 1972 GOP National Convention was in town. Note the overturned garbage dumpster in the street in the background. The Collins Park Hotel is located at the left.
Biographical Note
Buckley's photography focused primarily on civil rights demonstrations, anti-war rallies, anti-nuclear demonstrations, and women's rights demonstrations.
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Chicago Manual of Style
Buckley, John Charles, 1945-2008. Motorcycle patrol officer in the street by the Collins Park Hotel during anti-war demonstrations in Miami Beach, Florida. 1972. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/130908>, accessed 12 June 2026.
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Buckley, John Charles, 1945-2008. Motorcycle patrol officer in the street by the Collins Park Hotel during anti-war demonstrations in Miami Beach, Florida. 1972. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/130908>
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(State Archives of Florida/Buckley)
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