Boots on wire - Baltimore, Md. - 2004

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Object Details

Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Description
This image depicts three pairs of boots hanging from a utility wire stretched horizontally across the image. The laces of each pair are tied together and hang lopsidedly, one boot on each side. The left hand pair has a bandana or piece of cloth dangling from one of the boots.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
2004
Object number
2014.116.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert Houston
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4306 pixels × 2743 pixels, 22.54 MB
Place depicted
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Communities
Photography
Urban life
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.116.1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e32af93f-cfbd-4b57-9e49-e5e0dfc8c432
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