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Christopher and Gay Streets

The Final Night Of The Stonewall Riots

Christopher St. on the evening of Wednesday, July 2, 1969, the final night of the Stonewall riots.
© Larry Morris/The New York Times
The corner of Christopher and Gay Streets on the late evening of Wednesday, July 2, 1969, the sixth and final night of the Stonewall uprising. The police officer with the helmet and night stick was a member of the Tactical Patrol Force called in for the riots.

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