Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign
Object Details
- Date
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Caption
- This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
- Description
- This photographic slide depicts a man and woman holding the hands of a small child, walking through a muddy Resurrection City. The woman wears a knee-length red coat and white head scarf, the child wears a hooded brown coat and brown boots, and the man wears a clerical collar, a knee-length black jacket and black boots. The three walk through a muddy area with A frame shelters and portable lavatories in the background. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Civil Rights
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.245.184
- Type
- color slides
- portraits
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.245.184
Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign This photographic slide depicts a man and woman holding the hands of a small child, walking through a muddy Resurrection City. The woman wears a knee-length red coat and white head scarf, the child wears a hooded brown coat and brown boots, and the man wears a clerical collar, a knee-length black jacket and black boots. The three walk through a muddy area with A frame shelters and portable lavatories in the background. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)