Photograph by:

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021  Search this

Subject of:

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Black Star, American, founded 1935  Search this

Medium:

reversal film

Dimensions:

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type:

transparencies

Place depicted:

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Caption:

This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.

Description:

This color transparency depicts a little girl sitting on a bouncy rocking horse. The little girl wears a white button down sweater over a red turtleneck and blue pants. The bouncy horse is outside under a tree. There is an A frame shelter in the background.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black geographies  Search this

Children  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Housing  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Photography  Search this

Play  Search this

Politics  Search this

Poverty  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.245.263

Restrictions & Rights:

© Robert Houston

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Poor People's Campaign

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5449904e7-e97c-486a-bfc8-9989f4f4934b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.245.263