Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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This photographic slide depicts Eunice Kennedy Shriver and a young man working on building a temporary structure. Shriver is seated on the ground, hammering a nail into a large a sheet of plywood. She wears a yellow coat over a patterned dress. Next to her is a young man in a dark colored jacket, leaning with both hands on the plywood. He holds an axe in his right hand. Behind them, the wooden frame of a temporary shelter is partially visible. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."

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