- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1969
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6518 pixels × 6771 pixels, 84.19 MB
- Description
- This image depicts an older man sitting on a pile of trash in front of an abandoned building. The man, wearing a dark sweater and pants sits sideways to the camera and gazes past his right shoulder at the viewer. His hands are folded in his lap. He sits on a pile of trash including old cans and bottles, rocks, boards, wires, and plastic bags. In the background is a large abandoned brick building with some windows boarded over, others are open black rectangles in the brick facade. To the right of the building is a tall brick wall, above which is an elevated train track with a train going past.
- Place depicted
- Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




