Photograph by
Dr. Derby, Doris, American, 1939 - 2022
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
Date
1968
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2368 pixels × 3456 pixels, 2.73 MB
Description
A black-and-white image of the interior of the Liberty House warehouse. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts two women working at a table to prepare items for shipping. The woman furthest from the viewer (left) has a white head wrap and is wearing a white turtleneck and is looking at the box the other woman (right) is weight. The woman on the right is wearing a colored turtleneck and has curly hair. The box has the Liberty House logo on the right. There are other objects on the counter in the front right of the picture (a basket and a circular container). There are other wrapping and packaging materials visible on the table (including paper on a large spool, etc). There is a glow at the PL shoulder of the woman on the right.
Place captured
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
American South
Business
Civil rights
Labor
Poverty
Resistance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.23.12.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Doris A. Derby
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529b71d72-1c46-4267-bb8a-fafd6476d539

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