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Mule Train from Mississippi going through the city of Washington, D.C. June, 1968

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 mule train from Mississippi passing through Washington, D.C.
There are several mule-drawn wagons in a line going down a street. There are some people riding in uncovered wagons and there are others walking alongside the wagons. The wagon in the back of the line is covered and a man and woman are sitting on the back of it. The woman has her proper right arm resting on the side of the wagon and her proper left leg is crossed over her right leg. The man's legs are crossed at his ankles and his proper left arm is bent and resting on the side of the wagon. His head is resting on his left hand and his proper right hand is resting on his right knee.
There is a police officer on a motorcycle at the back of the "train". There are cars and trucks in the background as well as a large building with columns, a tower, and arched windows. There is a street sign in the foreground on the proper left side of the image. It is slightly out of focus and reads [PEDESTRIANS / USE NORTH / CROSSWALK] with an arrow underneath.

Credit Line

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

Date

1968

Object number

2017.90.4

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: 5070 pixels × 7569 pixels
File size: 29.45 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/fd509021a8d-4a85-4d5c-80da-7749892e44ef

Record ID

nmaahc_2017.90.4

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