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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

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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 two men playing pool on the National Mall. One man, standing at the head of the pool table, wears a grey jacket and blue pants. He bends over the table with an object in his hands. Standing by the side of the pool table is another man in a grey sweatshirt and brown pants. He is setting up the pool balls. The pool stable is located outside, surrounded by A frame shelters. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.

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Catalog reference: 2015.245.281

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