Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign
May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This color transparency depicts a man seated at the entrance to an A frame shelter. Wearing a green tee shirt, blue pants and black boots, he sits on a chair and rests his elbows on his knees. Part of the entrance is covered with a tarp. Within the shelter is a folding cot with blankets. Trees are visible in the background.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2015.245.278
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