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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.90.1