Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

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Description: A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Restrictions & Rights: © P. Kenneth Jadin; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place depicted: Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Movement: African American - Latinx Solidarity; Poor People's Campaign

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Freedom; Health; Housing; Local and regional; Photography; Social reform; U.S. History, 1961-1969

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7f2b26b-230b-4065-90d4-9f647e664968