NYSA_B1340-90_Tape_07

New York State Special Commission on Attica Motion Picture Film and Videotapes of Attica Correctional Facility Riot.
Inclusive Dates:1971-1972
Series Number: B1340
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary: This series consists of motion picture film depicting events associated with the Attica Correctional Facility uprising in September of 1971. Footage depicts inmates holding prison yard; State Police control center; hostages; arrival of observers and Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale; deployment of tear gas and arrival of armed law enforcement officers; retaking of facility; aerial footage following retaking of facility; and law enforcement officers compiling evidence. The series also includes video recordings of the first day of hearings of the Special Commission on Attica (McKay Commission).
Creator: New York (State). Special Commission on Attica
Title: Special Commission on Attica motion picture film and videotapes of Attica Correctional Facility riot.
5 reels of motion picture film; 12 videotapes
1991 Digitization from Original Elements