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  • Men with plastic at tent - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. – 1968

    Men with plastic at tent - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. – 1968

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3179pixels × 2157pixels
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
    Description
    This image depicts four men building an A-frame tent in Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Two of the men, both wearing hats and jackets, stand on the tent's slanting wooden sides, one man on each side. They hold the large sheet of plastic to the top pf the wood frame while two men on the ground hold the sheet flat against the wall. One man on the ground, wearing a yellow shirt and dark hat, stretches his left hand and gazes towards one of the men on the slanting wall. Both men on the ground stand with their back to the viewer. There is another yellow tent in the background.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
    Object number
    2014.116.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Girl with yellow scarf - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

    Girl with yellow scarf - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3179pixels × 2157pixels
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
    Description
    This image depicts a woman during the construction of Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. She is wearing a yellow cloth wrapped around her head. She is shown from the chest upwards, wearing a light grey button shirt, with an object hanging from a cloth strap around her neck. Wooden frames for temporary shelters are visible in the background.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
    Object number
    2014.116.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
    See more items in
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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