- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- Date
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- reversal film
- 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 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.
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- transparencies
- Topic
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Children
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Play
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.245.263
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.