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See my other items for more photos, slides, and negatives. Color photo, printed on Kodak paper, measures about 3 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches and is date stamped October 1983. According to Wikipedia, Newton made news in 1983 by performing at the National Mall's Independence Day celebration: "From 1980 through 1982, The Beach Boys and The Grass Roots performed Independence Day concerts on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. , attracting large crowds. However, in April 1983, James G. Watt , President Reagan 's Secretary of the Interior , banned Independence Day concerts on the Mall by such groups. Watt said that " rock bands " that had performed on the Mall on Independence Day in 1981 and 1982 had encouraged drug use and alcoholism and had attracted "the wrong element" who would threaten individuals and families attending any similar events in the future. Watt then announced that Newton, a friend and supporter of President Reagan, would perform at the Mall's 1983 Independence Day celebration. Newton entered the Independence Day stage on the Mall on July 4, 1983, to mostly cheering members of the audience, but some members booed." U.S. buyer may choose between 80 cent economy stamped letter rate with NO tracking/NO cardboard OR $4 .20 rigid package shipping with tracking . International buyer may choose between $1.80 economy letter rate with NO tracking/NO cardboard OR 4 ounce package rate with tracking/customs number and rigid cardboard.