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Alvin Morell Bentley

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Date

1954

Maker

Associated Press Wirephoto

Dimensions

7 1/2 x 10 in. (19.1 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

2010.079.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Congressman Alvin Bentley showed reporters where a bullet pierced his chest when four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire onto the House Floor from the gallery on March 1, 1954. The dissidents—advocating independence for their homeland—wounded five Members: Ben Jensen, Clifford Davis, George Fallon, Kenneth Roberts, and Bentley, the most critically injured.

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Joe Bartlett shares his memories of the shooting on the House Floor.

Joe Bartlett, Clerk to the Minority, U.S. House of Representatives
Interview recorded October 12, 2006 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)
Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov