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Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    P. Kenneth Jadin, American, 1942 - 2019

    Subject of

    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

    Description

    A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

    Date

    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

    Object number

    2017.98.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    © P. Kenneth Jadin
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    chromogenic color prints

    Medium

    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)

    Place depicted

    Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

    Place captured

    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
    Black geographies
    Civil Rights
    Freedom
    Health
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7f2b26b-230b-4065-90d4-9f647e664968

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2017.98.1

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