Object Details
Photograph by
Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Description
A black and white digital image of a nun and a police officer.
The nun is in the foreground. She is standing in profile with her face to the proper left side of the image. She is wearing a white tunic with a black and white headpiece. There is a police officer standing on her left side. He is wearing a short sleeve shirt and a helmet with a chin strap. He is standing with his arms folded and he is in profile, facing the proper left side of the image. There are trees in the background, out of focus.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
Date
1968
Object number
2017.90.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Laura Jones
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4425 pixels × 6615 pixels
File size: 27.77 MB
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Catholicism
Civil Rights
Justice
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
Religion
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.90.3