Crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway during the East St. Louis race riots

Crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway during the East St. Louis race riots. https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P1024-00002
Item sets
The 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre
Title
Crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway during the East St. Louis race riots
Description
Horizontal, black and white photograph showing a crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway during the East St. Louis race riots. A caption attached to the photograph reads: "State Troops Establish Order in East St. Louis after Furious Riots. The photo shows the crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway, East St. Louis, where they hauled off and massacred passengers. The militia after steady and effective work quelled the rioters, but it was a hard task. 2000 Guardsmen patrol the streets today although comparative quiet reign. 7/5/17."
Creator
Underwood and Underwood, New York
Subject
Race Riot
Riots
East St. Louis Massacre
East St. Louis
Temporal Coverage
1910-1919
Date
July 7, 1917
Format
Photograph
WRSTL project
Group of African American men reporting property losses around time of 1917 Race Riot in East St. Louis. https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N40698The 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre
Media
Crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway during the East St. Louis race riots. https://mohistory.org/collections/item/P1024-00002Crowd stopping streetcars at Collinsville Avenue and Broadway during the East St. Louis race riots.