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Trisha Marymoon protesting at Federal Building, Seattle, August 6, 1976

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In this image, Seattle police Sgt. F.J. Johnson looks on as Trisha Marymoon of Vancouver, B.C., dressed in white and soaked with blood, sits inside a metal cage in front of the Federal Office Building at 915 2nd Avenue. The artist was marking the 31st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and protesting the building of the Trident submarine at the Bangor naval base on the Kitsap peninsula. Flames on the cage, fueled by propane, are visible at left.

Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.153.18.01
Date: 1976
Creator(s): McCoy, Harold, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.153.18.01, photo by Harold McCoy
Copyright: All Rights Reserved