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This man was brutally murdered for being gay. [Color postcard.]

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This man was brutally murdered for being gay. [Color postcard.]
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Object Details

Publisher

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

Names

Schindler, Allen

Collection Collector

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection Donor

Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)

Collection Creator

Hirsch, Leonard
Guest, Barbara
Barna, Joseph T.
Guest, Michael E.

Collection Donor

Rohrbaugh, Richard

Collection Title

Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019. Stuck Rubber Baby

Collection Donor

Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)

Collection Citation

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

Image shows a uniformed sailor, Allen Schindlerm, with a U.S. flag image behind him.
sova.nmah.ac.1146_ref2726

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a48783c1-4cdd-4bf4-97c5-2d9defca4606

Local Numbers

AC1146-0000023.tif (AC Scan No.)

Topic

Homosexuality
Flags -- United States
Murder
Sailors

Publisher

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 2: Agencies, Associations, and Organizations / Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), Conduct Unbecoming, first annual report

Extent

1 Item (Ink on paper., 4-1/4" x 6".)

Container

Box 9

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Postcards -- 20th century -- United States
Picture postcards -- 20th century

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
NMAH.AC.1146_ref2726
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a48783c1-4cdd-4bf4-97c5-2d9defca4606
NMAH.AC.1146
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1562730120572-1562730128590-1

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

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