Faculty Member Attempting Entry to the Basement of Administration Building (May 14, 1969)
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This photograph was taken on May 14, 1969, and shows faculty member attempting entry to the basement of the Administration Building during the Black student takeover of the building. Behind the man opening the day is three other people watching him. Within this group, two men are identified as Harold G. Lynch and Edward S. Steitz. You can just see the side of Steitz's face behind the man on the stairs' shoulders. Handwritten on the back is "Member of faculty attempting; entry to basement of administration bldg. – wanted to get "bull-barns"", "Identifiable are Mr. Ed. Steitz & Harold Lynch", "5/14/69.". For biographical information on Edward S. Steitz, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/110. Handwritten on the back is "Member of faculty attempting; entry to basement of administration bldg. – wanted to get "bull-barns"", "Identifiable are Mr. Ed. Steitz & Harold Lynch", "5/14/69.";
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