Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Pit Bull with a Pistol
1965; printed 1995
Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of a Dallas County, Alabama police officer. He carries a riot gun and has a Confederate flag sticker on his helmet. An anecdote from the photographer is written on the reverse.
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.14.6
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