Denise Oliver at the Young Lords Church Takeover

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Denise Oliver, a member of the New York Young Lords Organization, at the 1969 takeover of the First Spanish United Methodist Church in East Harlem. The image captures Oliver from the neck up. She is wearing a fur coat and a metal bead like choker. She has snowflakes in her hair. There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. On the back of the print is the photographer's signature.

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