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City Hall

1968

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.

A black-and-white photograph of Resurrection City. There are two cars on the proper right side of the photo. Behind the cars there is a wood buildings with fliers on it. There is a handmade white sign which reads [CITY HALL] in black paint. There are some people walking around near the building. There are white tents on the proper left side of the image. The tents are numbered on the sides at the bottom. There are trees in the background on the proper left side and the Washington Monument can be seen in the background on the proper right side. There is a thin black border around the image with a white border around that. It is signed "Laura Jones" on the proper left side under the image. The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2017.109.12

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