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 Woman or Women
- 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 color slide depicts two boys and a woman sitting outside. The woman wears a dark top, glasses, and a dark scarf over her hair. Her face is in profile to the viewer. Sitting next to her is a little boy in a red long sleeve shirt and blue pants. He holds an apple in his hands and looks directly at the viewer. Sitting slightly in front of him is a second little boy in a red blue and white striped shirt and dark pants. He gazes downward at something cupped in his palm. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york." They lean against large piece of plywood. there is a box of clothing in the background.
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Civil Rights
- Families
- 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
- 2015.245.247
- Type
- color slides
- 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_2015.245.247
Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign This color slide depicts two boys and a woman sitting outside. The woman wears a dark top, glasses, and a dark scarf over her hair. Her face is in profile to the viewer. Sitting next to her is a little boy in a red long sleeve shirt and blue pants. He holds an apple in his hands and looks directly at the viewer. Sitting slightly in front of him is a second little boy in a red blue and white striped shirt and dark pants. He gazes downward at something cupped in his palm. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york." They lean against large piece of plywood. there is a box of clothing in the background. H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)