Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign
May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This color slide depicts two children peeking out from between the brown plastic tarps at the entrance to an A frame shelter in Resurrection City. One child is taller, and wears a multicolored shirt. The shorter child wears a red blazer over a blue shirt. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
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Catalog reference: 2015.245.63
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