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Mule Train on 14th Street

African American Museum

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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 man on a mule drawn wagon.
A man in a brimmed straw hat is driving a "Prairie Schooner" covered wagon. He is wearing a plaid button down collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up just below his elbows. He is wearing pants with the cuffs rolled up. He is sitting in the foreground, in the proper right seat and holding onto the reins. There is a man with a mustache sitting behind him. On the proper left side of the image there is the back end of a mule. It has studded straps going across it. On the proper right side of the image part of the covered wagon is visible. It has a white fabric covering and a wooden bottom. There is a car in the background next to the wagon.
There is a building in the background. The main part of the building has two wings, one on either side, coming out towards the foreground. Two women, a young boy, and a man are standing on a sidewalk near a traffic light and street sign. The traffic light is green (the bottom light is on), and the street sign reads [SW 14 ST]. There is a sign with black text on a pole. It is on the ground behind the street sign. It is partially covered by the horse reins but reads [SIGHTSEEING / (?)ISCHARGE AR(?) / FOR BUREAU OF ENGRAVING PRINT].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones

Date

1968

Object number

2017.90.1

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: 5034 pixels × 7593 pixels
File size: 37.91 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
Civil Rights
Justice
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e571e92-04da-4378-9f01-c772eccbd639

Record ID

nmaahc_2017.90.1

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