Object Details
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- This image depicts a group of individuals erecting a series of temporary shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. Thirteen individuals are assisting each other in laying wood floors and constructing wooden supports for the shelters. There are trees in the background, and the Washington Monument can be seen in the distance.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Object number
- 2014.116.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2086 pixels × 3177 pixels, 37.96 MB
- 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
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Communities
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.116.44
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d12b143-e187-40e9-af78-3f81f54242f9
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