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 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 metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2015.245.281
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