1973 Press Photo Filibuster lineup in New Orleans, Louisiana - now20927

Delegates wait in line for the microphone as a three-day filibuster finally collapsed Tuesday in New Orleans during a stormy Lutheran convention. Avowed conservatives finally pushed through a first step toward tightening its reigns on doctrinal teachings. A convention vice president called the long hassle "a Marathon."

Photo is dated 1973.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.