Photograph by
Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
Date
March 1972, printed 2014
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (47.3 × 31.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph showing children preparing bags of food to be distributed through the Panther Free Food Program at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference in Oakland, California. Four (4) children, two (2) boys and two (2) girls, are placing bags of puffed wheat cereal into brown paper grocery bags that have been organized in rows.
Place depicted
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Black power
Cooking and dining
Health
Photography
Politics
Resistance
Social reform
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.123.8
Restrictions & Rights
© Stephen Shames
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503094d77-7bed-4ac6-badd-3971b404ccc1

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