HOLLISTER BEER DRINKING MOTORCYCLE CLUB MAYHEM 12X18 POSTER HARLEY DAVIDSON GANG

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HOLLISTER BEER DRINKING MOTORCYCLE CLUB MAYHEM 12X18 POSTER HARLEY DAVIDSON GANG
This is a reproduction 12x18 inch poster of the 1947 Hollister Riot with a beer drinking outlaw biker posing with his Harley Davidson on the streets of Hollister, California. It's great!
This is printed on thick 100 pound card stock paper.  In mint condition. You will love this one! It would look great framed!
I will ship in a tube for safety. (Note: ONLYCLASSICS- WEB-IMAGE print-when present-does not appear on product-only on scan)  Thanks for looking!..p684
It measures 12 X 18 inches. It says in print on the bottom of poster: HOLLISTER - JULY 4, 1947.
The Wild One was based on a short story, "The Cyclists' Raid" by Frank Rooney, in the January 1951 issue of Harper's Magazine. The story was later published in book form as part of The Best American Short Stories 1952. The story took a cue from an actual biker street party on the Fourth of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister, California that was elaborately trumped up in Life Magazine, and dubbed the Hollister riot, with staged photographs of wild motorcycle outlaw revellers. The Hollister event is now celebrated annually. In the film, the town is located somewhere in California. The Hollister riot occurred during the Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California from July 4 to July 6, 1947. The event was sensationalized by yellow news reports of bikers "taking over the town" and staged photos of public rowdiness. The rally, which was sponsored by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), was attended by approximately 4000 people. This was several times more than had been expected, and the small town of Hollister was overwhelmed by bikers who were forced to sleep on sidewalks and in parks. About 50 people were arrested during the event, most for public intoxication, reckless driving, and disturbing the peace. Members of the B Motorcycle Club, in particular, were reported to be fighting and racing in the streets. There were 60 reported injuries, of which 3 were serious. The film The Wild One (starring Marlon Brando) was inspired by the event, and an article was run in Life magazine that included a staged picture of a drunk man resting on a motorcycle amidst a mass of beer bottles. Representatives of the AMA, seeking to deflect the negative press surrounding the rally, stated at a press conference that "the trouble was caused by the one per cent deviant that tarnishes the public image of both motorcycles and motorcyclists." This statement led to the term "one-percenter" to describe "outlaw" bikers.
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