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Hampton Beach Student Riot New Hampshire September, Summer (1964)

1964 · Short film · 13 min

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This raw, black-and-white news footage documents the Hampton Beach Riot of 1964 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire through first hand footage of the riot itself and its aftermath. It was Labor Day weekend in 1964 when thousands of high school and college students swarmed the beach in a massive riot that left windows shattered, cars overturned, and dozens of injuries along Ocean Boulevard in what was a usually a sleepy, New England vacation spot.Hazy footage of young people walking up and down boardwalk to Hampton Beach (0:06). Street lights illuminate group of people slowly start to run (0:17). Hampton, New Hampshire Police Department - officers load firearms and other defense equipment into patrol cars (0:22). Footage from along empty boardwalk as fire engulfs decorative lights (0:42). Stand off between cops and rioters, cops stand on street with flashlights, rifles, and batons as young men try and dodge them; injured spectators carried out on makeshift stretchers (0:46). Large group of people walking along street away from camera, footage becomes slightly blurry/ covered in a gray haze from perhaps overexposure but possible to see crowd gathering and growing larger (1:30). Two cops carrying batons walk along street and escort injured colleague who daps face with cloth; scenes of more law enforcement arriving on scene wearing hard hats †with addition of police dogs as well (2:20). Blaze getting bigger (3:03). Perhaps National Guard ride in on amphibious vehicle, what appears…

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Running time
13 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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