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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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Image Number

JB00490

Photographer

Buckley, John Charles, 1945-2008

Date

1972

Date Note

Photographed between August 21-23, 1972.

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Collection

John Buckley collection
Series/Collection number: N2008- 14, Photographic collection, 1969-1976 ; Box 1, M00023-W1

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

General Note

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.

Motorcycle patrol officer in the street by the Collins Park Hotel during anti-war demonstrations in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Motorcycle patrol officer in the street by the Collins Park Hotel during anti-war demonstrations in Miami Beach, Florida.

Subject

Congresses and conventions--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach

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

Creator

Buckley, John Charles, 1945-2008

Date

1972

Identifier

JB00490

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/fpc/jbuckley/JB00490.gif

Date Note

Photographed between August 21-23, 1972.

Geographic Term

Metropolitan Dade County (Fla.)

Miami Beach (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.

Series Title

John Buckley collection

John Buckley collection Series/Collection number: N2008- 14, Photographic collection, 1969-1976 ; Box 1, M00023-W1

General Note

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.

Biography Note

Buckley's photography focused primarily on civil rights demonstrations, anti-war rallies, anti-nuclear demonstrations, and women's rights demonstrations.

Subject - Meeting

Republican National Convention (1972 : Miami Beach, Fla)

Subject - Corporate

Collins Park Hotel (Miami Beach, Fla.)

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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