Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

color slides

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 a crowd of men and women surrounding an open door at the back of a bus. Only the end of the blue and white bus is visible. A figure can be seen inside through the open door, holding a box. The men and women on the left side of the crowd stand facing the open door. The crowd on the right hand side face away from the bus. Most of the individuals carry bags and bundles in their arms. In the center a woman in a red sweater and carrying a black umbrella looks back over her shoulder at the viewer.The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

Transportation

Travel

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.256

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Commissioned by

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Subject of

Unidentified Child or Children

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

color slides

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 a little boy standing at the entrance to an A frame shelter. Wearing a khaki suit over a white and brown shirt, he stands with his arms extended above his head holding open the tarp at the shelter's entrance. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic

Activism

Children

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.258

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

color slides

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 three individuals on the National Mall. A man in blue denim overalls, denim coat and a brown straw hat stands with his arm around a woman in a pattered blouse and khaki coat. The woman appears to be speaking. Standing slightly behind her on her other side is a man in a white button shirt, patterned tie, dark and trench coat. Behind them is a large group of people standing between rows of A frame shelters. The Washington Monument is visible in the distance. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.259

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

color slides

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 tables of clothing set up outside. The tables are folding tables covered with piles of clothing. There are people standing among the tables. In the foreground is a man standing with his back to the viewer. He wears a white shirt and dark pants. Beyond him is a group of four women in a uniform of light blue dresses and matching pill box hats gathered around a table. There is a temporary fence that separates the tables from the parked cars and a van in the background. The van is red and white with text that reads "Tri-Foam/ Sleep Products/ You'll Like It." The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Clothing and dress

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.260

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Created by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

color slides

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 being placed on a stretcher by several other people. Only the man's head is visible between two people standing over him. One man, dressed in a white short sleeve shirt, bends over the prone individual, and holds the individual's head in his hands. The woman standing next to him, standing with her back to the viewer, wears a hooded jacket with a scarf around her neck. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.262

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Child or Children

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a little girl sitting on a bouncy rocking horse. The little girl wears a white button down sweater over a red turtleneck and blue pants. The bouncy horse is outside under a tree. There is an A frame shelter in the background.

Topic

Activism

Children

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Play

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.263

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts the long side of an A frame shelter with a man standing in front of the entrance. The man standing sideways to the viewer, wears a green tee shirt and grey pants. He has his head turned away from the viewer. On the ground by his feet is a television set. By the entrance to the A frame is a low folding table with a large push broom on the ground next to it. There is handwritten text on several side panels of the A frame that reads “WAIT? /NEVER/ An unjust/ law is no law/ at all/ St. Augustine." On the next panel is text that reads " The Dream is not/ over/ We [illegible]."

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.264

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Child or Children

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

portraits

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a man posing with three children. The man wears a white button down shirt under a blue blazer and khaki pants. He has sunglasses and a flat cap. There is a nametag on his left lapel with text that is illegible. He also has a necklace around his neck that is a small bust portrait of a woman. The man stands with his arms around three children standing in a row in front of him. The child on the left wears patterned pants and a grey turtleneck. The middle child wears a flowered jumper over w white short sleeve blouse. She carries a light colored purse. The third child wears an orange polka dot short sleeve shirt and patterned pants. There is a fourth child at the right edge of the image, wearing a striped shirt and red pants. She stands in profile to the viewer, with her head turned away from the camera. There are rows of A frame shelters visible in the background.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.265

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts an elderly man with a long grey beard, standing under a large tent. He wears a dark colored suit jacket and pants, over a grey-brown button down shirt. He has a wide brimmed hat on his head and holds a chest-high wooden walking stick. He stands in a three quarter profile to the viewer, gazing to the left. Five other men are visible behind him under the same tent. Other individuals and numerous parked cars are visible in the background.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.266

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 group of men in denim shirts and pants, standing in a circle. Two men with grey cowboy hats stand with their back to the viewer. One man in profile to the viewer wears a white hat, while another man on the other side of the circle wears a red hat and a red bandana around his neck. Two men in white shirts, one wearing a straw hat, stand just outside the circle gazing at the group. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the left side with both handwritten and stamped text.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.267

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a group of people viewed from between the end of two A frame shelters on the National Mall. Two individuals are seated by the front of the shelters. Sitting with their backs to the viewer, both wear shaggy white hats and grey coats, one lighter that the other. They sit on rectangle objects covered with sacks. They are turned slightly towards each other. Directly in front of them are three men, who also stand with their backs to the viewer. Two wear red long sleeve shirts, one wears brown pants and one wears blue. The third man wears a dark jacket and grey pants. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.268

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Child or Children

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a woman sitting on a folding chair in front of several A frame shelters. Wearing a sleeveless, pale colored dress, and sneakers,she sits with her ankles crossed and her head cocked to the right side. She holds a pile of clothing and a pair of shoes on her lap. There are rows of A frame shelters behind her.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.269

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

portraits

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts two men standing outside a crowd next to a school bus. One man wears a white short sleeve shirt under a hip-length cream colored vest. He has dark colored pants, sandals, and a wide brimmed straw hat. He has a necklace with a large pendant around his neck. Standing next to him is a man in grey pants, a grey shirt and dark grey short jacket. He has a dark brimmed hat on his head and multiple bead necklaces around his neck. There are numerous pin back buttons on his shirt. Behind them is a crowd of men and women gathered next to a school bus.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.270

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a woman surrounded by large cardboard boxes. Wearing a dark dress, she holds a pair or brown shoes in her left hand. She sits on a chair surrounded by four cardboard boxes, two if which are filled with shoes. There is another seated woman, and a standing man visible in the upper left hand corner. Visible in the background is an A frame shelter and a Welfare Service Inc. truck.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.271

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Child or Children

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a little girl sitting on a woman's lap. The little girl wears a yellow pattered dress. She has a large doll in a loose dress propped against her legs. The woman sits on a folding chair under a large tree, with her left arm wrapped around the girl. The tree has a rope wrapped around its trunk, and tent lines staked on the ground beyond it.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.272

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

portraits

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a woman sitting inside an A frame shelter. Wearing a striped short sleeve shirt over a patterned dress and grey sneakers, she holds an open book on her lap. She is sitting on a cot covered with blankets and personal belongings. There is an open purse on the cot next to her, a rug on the floor, and a folding chair at the end of the cot.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.273

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts a woman sitting inside an A frame shelter. Wearing a striped short sleeve shirt over a patterned dress and grey sneakers, she holds an open book on her lap. She is sitting on a cot covered with blankets and personal belongings.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.274

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

portraits

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 woman sitting inside an A frame shelter. She wears a dark blue cardigan over a black shirt, a light colors skirt, and sheer white scarf over her hair. She has glasses and a gold necklace. Seated on a folding cot, she has a blue garment in her lap that she appears to be sewing. Behind her is visible some of the plywood of the shelter. She is surrounded by piles of fabric and a blue suitcase at her feet. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the bottom with both handwrittten and stamped text.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.275

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 transparency depicts men playing croquet on the National Mall. In the foreground are two young men holding croquet mallets. One man wears a navy blue shirt and khaki pants. He stands next to a wicket, and gazes at the second man, who wears khaki pants and piece of dark fabric draped around his shoulders. He is bent over in the middle or swinging his mallet at a ball. Behind them is a row of A frame shelters with two men interacting with each other, and a third man in the distance working on one of the shelters.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

Recreation

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.276

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Rev. Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, American, 1933 - 1986

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium

reversal film

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type

transparencies

portraits

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

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 Reverend Kirkpatrick strumming a guitar. Wearing a dark blue button down shirt over a tan shirt, he carries the guitar on a strap over his left shoulder. He is surrounded by a group of men who all gaze at sheets of paper held in their hands. These sheets of paper have text and images on them. There are trees in the background. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the lower left corner with both handwrittten and stamped text.

Topic

Activism

Civil rights

Housing

Local and regional

Music

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Poverty

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.245.277

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston