Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This photographic slide depicts two rows of A frame shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. The A frames are composed of wood and yellow plastic sheeting. They stand in two long rows with a wide open area between them that is filled with pedestrians. Some people sit or stand in groups outside the opening of the A frames, while others pass up and down the open area. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

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