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OriginalStonewall Inn "raided premises" sign
Reason
The police raid of the Stonewall Inn started the Stonewall riots, a major event in the gay liberation movement in the United States. This sign from that night is now framed at the Inn. Because of the wall it's on, in a tiny entryway, glare from the red light was, for me anyway, unavoidable without taking the picture from a harsh angle. IMO the technical quality is acceptable, but the encyclopedic value is high. On Commons, it is a QI and VI.
Articles in which this image appears
Stonewall riots, Stonewall Inn, History of gay men in the United States, Police raid
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Rhododendrites

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:56, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]