1981 Bloody Protest Portland Oregon 8x10.5 Rare Vintage Original Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 8x10.5" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Demonstrators are pictured outside a federal building in Portland, Oregon, pouring human blood onto photographs of El Salvadoran political strife victims. Holding signs that read “For Peace in Salvador” and “Blood Money to Salvador,” these protestors are visibly engaged in an act of dissent on April 10, 1981, aimed at opposing U.S. policies supporting El Salvador’s government.The protest in the photo reflects a historical moment when U.S. involvement in the Salvadoran Civil War was highly contentious, with activists in the U.S. voicing strong opposition. This event is part of a larger movement that criticized American military and financial support for the Salvadoran government, which was accused of human rights abuses during a period of intense civil unrest.Text present on photo:Handwritten at the top: "4 5/16" x 6" P19480 tampa pour PX"Printed caption at bottom: "PORTLAND, Ore., April 15 -- BLOODY PROTEST--Protesters pour human blood from baby bottles outside the federal building in downtown Portland Wednesday. The blood and money was poured on photographs of people killed in the political upheaval in El Salvador in a demonstration against U.S. support of the El Salvador government. (AP LASERPHOTO) (rcb415Jo/js/stf) 1981"- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

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