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  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
    Date
    1988
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 5/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.9 × 16.2 cm)
    Description
    This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Jesse Jackson campaigning for president. Jackson is standing at a podium addressing a crowd of people. His right arm is raised as he speaks. Members of the crowd are clapping and cheering around him. Above them all is a banner that reads [KEEP / HOPE / ALIVE]. The rest of the banner text is not pictured. The campaign sign on the podium reads [Jesse / Jackson / for President '88 / VOTE JUNE 7]. There is a sticker on the back of the photograph that reads [Photograph by / JOHN H. WHITE]. On the back of the photograph in the top left quadrant there is a sticker that reads [Photograph by / JOHN H. WHITE]. There is also glue and black paper residue on the back from a previous mounting. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a5da17e-5424-4e76-9eb1-c52494c1a222
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    May 12, 1968 - June 24, 1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (16.8 × 24.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of participants of the Poor People’s Campaign. Two women are wearing jackets that read [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / 1968 / WASHINGTON, D.C.]. One woman is resting her hands on the right shoulder of the other. Men and women are visible in the background. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50157ea24-bf74-42bd-b51d-07a461bdeb63
  • Wash, but don't Wax

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a man washing his car. Two children are sitting on the hood of the car while the man sprays them with a water hose and washes the car. The girl is wearing a bathing suit and shower cap on her head. Her mouth is open in a broad grin. A boy is sitting behind her with his back to the camera. There is a piece of paper glued to the back of the photograph that reads [IPPA Pictures of the Year / Photographer of the year / Pictures of the year / Newspaper picture editor (s) of the year / If photo is part of a portfolio, put a heavy mark in the proper box. / Name: JOHN H. WHITE / Employer: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES / Catagory: FEATURE / Title: WASH, BUT DON'T WAX]. There are inscriptions on the back that read [FEATURE / 9] and [PORTFOLIO].
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Photography
    Play
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55999bd2f-bb6c-4aa1-aaef-1dde35afe96e
  • Springboard to a Dream

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of two children doing back flips outside. Two boys are suspended upside down in the air as they flip backward in front of a pile of mattress springs. They are both wearing long-sleeve shirts, pants and sneakers. The boy on the left is wearing pants, a long-sleeve shirt and a hat. The boy on the right is wearing dark pants, a long-sleeve collared shirt and sneakers. The brick wall of a building is behind them is in the background. The back of the photograph is stamped with [(c) PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE].
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Photography
    Play
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ec554ec7-7e89-4248-96a5-839c0814914a
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a boy back flipping over old mattresses. Two boys are outside, one doing a flip and the other cheering him on. The boy doing a backflip is wearing dark-colored shorts, t shirt and sneakers. The boy cheering him on is wearing shorts, a light-colored shirt and sneakers. He is standing in the lower right corner of the photograph with his arms raised. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Photography
    Play
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5246a989a-0b33-4416-9482-92c0a863330a
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 15/16 × 10 3/8 in. (35.4 × 26.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a child climbing out of an apartment window onto a balcony. The child is barefoot and is wearing shorts and a light-colored shirt. His right leg is on the baseboard of the balcony as he holds on to the railing with both arms. His left leg is laying across the window seal. The child is climbing onto the second of three balconies visible in the photograph. The balcony on the floor below the child has two tires on it. A dog is resting on the balcony of the apartment above. The back of the photograph is stamped with [PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE] .
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Photography
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d8816e5-5e55-4acd-ac94-5d3613e0d0b5
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 10 13/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.5 × 35.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a bride and groom. The bride and groom are embraced in a hug in the lower left corner of the photograph. The bride is wearing a white dress and veil, the groom is wearing a white suit jacket. Both of their faces are obscured from view. Behind them are branches covered in string lights and a mural of Jesus on the wall. Jesus' arms are outstretched. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Domestic life
    Photography
    Religion
    Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a858761d-6df1-4927-92bb-985e97ea30b2
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (34.1 × 26.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a marching band performing. A young man in the center of the photograph is wearing a marching band uniform that has two strippes going down the pants leg and jacket sleeves. The cape is over his left shoulder. He is wearing a headband that reads [Marching Colman]. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Marching bands (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d5a5c4c-8423-4dd7-b4c4-dfda1e2416c7
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a nun comforting an inmate at Cook County Jail. The young man is wearing a t shirt and has his back to the camera. The nun has her right hand on the back of his neck and is leaning forward with her head meeting his. She is waring traditional black habit and cross necklace. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Prisons
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f881c66b-df3d-4451-bb3e-cbbaa644dcfe
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 15/16 × 12 9/16 in. (15.1 × 31.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of school children following their class leader along the waterfront. The class leader is pants and a t shirt and has a whistle in this mouth. The students behind him are marching in succession with their hands on the shoulders of the student infront of them. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Education
    Photography
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd20d182-5b5b-4cd7-b590-85af18f90da9
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1980s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 12 5/8 in. (21.4 × 32.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of men and women holding hands at an event. The individuals stand hand in hand with their arms crossed. The woman on the far right is wearing a printed coat and cat-eye glasses. The woman next to her wearing a mock-neck turtle neck. The elderly man next to her is wearing a suit jacket and has his eyes closed. He has pin back button and a [HELLO / My name is] name tag on his jacket. There are two women next to him on the left side of the photograph. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Communities
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529b35747-cea3-40a2-9adb-ea98c33f6075
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
    Date
    1980s; printed later
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.7 × 14.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of Gordon Parks smoking a pipe. Parks has gray hair and a mustagche and is holding his pipe with both hands. Most of the smoke from the pipe is concentrated around his hands but some of it wafts in the air above. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    photographs
    Topic
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5769045de-6052-4e12-9eb9-335a620ddc45
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Rev. Smith, Paul B., American, 1931 - 1996
    Holy Angels Catholic School, American, founded 1887
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1980s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.7 × 24.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    This gelatin silver print depicts Rev. Paul B. Smith with students of Holy Angels Catholic School. The children are wearing school uniforms and sitting around a table. Smith is seated with them in the center of the photograph. He is wearing glasses and is smiling. Cartons of milk and snacks are on the table in front of a few children. There are no inscriptions front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Education
    Photography
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a342054c-a602-4aef-91b7-66f0357e2a04
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of children sleeping in a lawn chair. A little boy and girl are pictured sleeping side by side in a folding lounge chair outside. The boy is sitting on the left and is wearing a striped t shirt, dark pants and white shoes. His head and right arm are resting on the arm of the chair. The girl is turned sideways in the chair. She is wearing a patterned sleeveless shirt, dark pants and dark shoes. Her chin and left arm are resting on the arm of the chair. The phrase [(c) JOHN H. WHITE] is written on the back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50bf3e0b1-eb75-484c-af7c-24a7bedce790
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 1/8 × 8 13/16 in. (33.3 × 22.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a procession of members of the Black Coptic Church. Two men lead a group of men and women and are holding an object in their right hands. All the men and women are wearing dark-colored robes and caps. Two women near the back have their right hands raised. There are no inscrpitions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554044138-61f7-44a6-835f-e170095b908e
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    September 1981
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 15 1/4 in. (24 × 38.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 11/16 × 16 1/2 in. (29.7 × 41.9 cm)
    Description
    This gelatin silver printdepicts a black and white image of a baptism in Lake Michigan in Chicago. The person preforming the baptism is standing in the center with his left arm raised. The person about to be baptized has her head bowed and her arms folded across her chest. There are are three people standing on either side of them and one person standing directly behind them. The waves of Lake Michigan crash behind them in the background. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58838a20a-2e3a-4dc7-b69f-85b645edbdd5
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 1/8 × 10 1/2 in. (33.3 × 26.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a elderly woman in wheelchair. She is surrounded by three men and a woman. The man holding her hand is wearing a dark three piece suit wiht a collared shirt and tie. He is holding a bible in his left hand. Next to him stands a man wearing a light-colored suit. The man standing next to him is wearing a clerical collar and dark suit suit. The woman is standing behind the wheelchair and is wearing a sleevless dress. The room light is on above the bed behind the group. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52cbd0fd5-bf9d-4707-a6ed-4fa352ba5f67
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 16 in. (26.7 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of women setting up communion at church. At the bottom of this aerial photograph, two women are stand at the alter. One is carrying a stack of communion ware and the other has her hand on the open bible that's standing on the table. Both women are wearing printed floral dresses. Behind them on the right other women are laying communion linen. There is a woman standing at the pulpit wearing a floral dress. On the far left in the top right corner, group of women are handling a plastic cover. There are no inscrptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Photography
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8d95870-33e5-4472-891a-184847fb3214
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 16 in. (26.7 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of men marching down the street at night. The men are walking in a single-file line and are wearing light-colored suits with ribbons pinned to the lapels. The man leading the march is holding a torch. A police officer is standing next to a vehicle on the far left side of the photograph. Street lights flank both sides of the street. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Amusements
    Communities
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd506b69799-0887-4fc7-8968-eca583ec19a8
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    White, John H., American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1970-1989
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photographic print of a minister praying with child. The minister is wearing a light-colored robe and dark sash. He is kneeling down with his right arm around the young boy's shoulders. The minister and the child's foreheads are touching. The boy is wearing a plaid shirt and light-colored pants. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Photography
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
    Object number
    2016.118.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    © John H. White
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4049070-d69e-4fef-996e-ec5d670c2247

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