Cleveland resident Lachelle Jordan, left, holds her children Austin, 1, and Amria, 1, as she pets the police horse ridden by Capt. Dave King from Medina County.
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Police officers with helmet cameras ride together.
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Mounted police officers lined up.
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Lou Perez, head writer for the online comedy group WeThe Internet, right, holds a sign calling on protesters to step up their efforts.
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Police part the crowd in Public Square as it become crowded during the fourth and final day. Temperatures soared and Public Square, the source of many protests, was largely quiet.
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Police officers with helmet cameras ride together.
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A police officer crosses the street with coffee.
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Cleveland resident Susie Gawloski, right, sits with her sleeping son Hunter, 2, and daughter Liliana, 10, after Liliana played in the fountain. Ms. Gawloski said she had come downtown to check out the scene and visit the fountain, which is a favorite of her kids. Overall, she felt the police had done a great job keeping the peace.
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A bead of sweat runs down the face of Trump supporter Terry Faber of Concord, Ohio.
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A Texas delegate waits to cross the street.
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Zarrea Eckles, 4, plays in the fountain in Public Square.
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Police push back members of the media as they close in on people protesting.
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Shane Gierke of Streetsboro, Ohio, showed of this new armpit tattoos that read "Trump" and "2016." Mr. Gierke said he became a big Trump supporter after his friend was killed in a drunken driving accident by a man in the county illegally.
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Police push back members of the media as they close in on people protesting.
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Street performers rap as passers-by make their way down Fourth Street.
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Mike Baker carries his side arm along with a Trump sign. Mr. Baker had driven 16 hours from Orlando to be present for the convention.
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Police create a wall on either side of the entrance to the secure zone.
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Police create a wall on either side of the entrance to the secure zone.
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Spectators and members of the media seek a bit of shade on a knoll near Public Square.
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The streets remain calm and fairly clear during the fourth and final day.
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Cleveland resident Chris DeLeva carries an American flag near a group of mounted police. Mr. DeLeva said he had been angered by videos of protesters burning flags.
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Rare buttons against the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump were for sale by a street vendor from California.
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"It's a farce and I'm trying to match the tone of the whole thing," Cleveland resident Terry Kaye said as he walked through protesters and police.
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Chris DeLeva of Cleveland, center, is heavily photographed by members of the media after he argued with another person in Public Square. Mr. DeLeva said he chose to come down to Public Square after seeing images of American flags being burned Wednesday by protesters.
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Police keep a heavy presence in Public Square.
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Cleveland resident Sandra Johnson bought an elephant shirt specifically because the RNC was coming to town.
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Turner Farr of Cleveland, right, leads an impromptu march calling for free speech and the release of several people with the Revolutionary Communist Party who were detained during a flag burning protest. All but two of the 17 people were released Thursday.
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Members of the group Stand Together Against Trump sat together on the grass near Public Square.
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"Tamir Rice was murdered by a Cleveland Police officer! You're all pigs! I hate you!" an unidentified man shouted from his car at police as he drove.
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Turner Farr of Cleveland, right, leads an impromptu march calling for free speech and the release of several people with the Revolutionary Communist Party who were detained during a flag burning protest. All but two of the 17 people were released Thursday.
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Sisters Fatima, center left, and Sara Fadlalla, both of Cleveland, laugh together as they and other members of the Stand Together Against Trump gather near Public Square.
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Protesters with the Revolutionary Communist Party protested during the fourth and final day.
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Law enforcement officials watch as a crowd gathers around the recently released people who were detained during a flag burning protest Wednesday with the Revolutionary Communist Party.
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Turner Farr of Cleveland, center left, briefly faces off with a police barricade before being let through to continue an impromptu march.
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A marcher carries a paper mache pig with a Donald Trump wig during impromptu march.
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Detained people from Wednesday with the Revolutionary Communist Party.
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People with the Revolutionary Communist Party who were detained during a flag burning protest Wednesday.
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Turner Farr of Cleveland, center, leads an impromptu march.
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Police officers record a protest.
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