Object Details
Photograph by
Dr. Ron Simmons, American, 1950 - 2020
Description
A color photographic slide depicting a rainbow gay pride flag flying from a flagpole in front of a cloudless blue sky. The image is captured from below the flag, looking up. Just behind the flag is a light grey building with decorative columns. In the distance, an art deco style skyscraper rises from the bottom right corner of the image, an American flag flying at the top. The film is in a white cardboard slide sleeve. Stamped in the bottom left corner in red ink is: JUL 88P04. On the obverse, in blue, is the mark [Ektachrome SLIDE] and [PROCESSED BY Kodak].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
Date
1988
Object number
TA2019.38.1.1.1.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Ron Simmons
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
color slides
Medium
reversal film and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Place depicted
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
Classification
Archival Collections
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Identity
LGBTQ
Sexuality
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_TA2019.38.1.1.1.2