- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Date
- May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- 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 group of six individuals standing in Resurrection City on the National Mall. On the left side of the image is a man in a dark grey suit wearing a grey-brown fedora. He stands in profile to the viewer. Standing next to him, also in profile, is a woman in a blue suit. She carries a black purse and wears a white patterned head wrap. In the center of the image is another man and woman, the man standing with his arm around the woman's shoulders. The woman wears a green patterned dress under a khaki trench coat. The man wears denim overalls over a blue shirt, and wears a denim jacket and a tan hat. On the right side of the image is a third couple; the man wears black pants, a black jacket, and black beret. The jacket's left sleeve has a white armband with a red cross on it. He stands in profile to the viewer. Standing next to him is a woman in an orange and grey patterned jacket, with blue hat and blue patterned skirt. Behind the group are rows of A frame shelters. The Washington Monument is partially visible in the background. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- color slides
- Topic
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.245.234
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




