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Night scene at campfire - Resurrection City, Wash, D.C. - 1968

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men

Description

This image depicts a group of people gathered around a bonfire in Resurrection City on the National Mall. Two people sit on a variety of chairs around a bonfire in a barrel. Two individuals sit with their backs to the viewer, one man in a dark suit and hat, the other in a light colored shirt and pants. A third person stands leaning against the back of a chair. Several other individuals walk past in the dark. An overflowing trash can sits to the right of the bonfire. The bonfire is surrounded by rows of tents and temporary structures. Behind them are the silhouettes of trees. The illuminated Washington Monument can be seen in the background.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Date

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Object number

2014.116.41

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston
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: 5288 pixels × 5212 pixels, 4 MB

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

Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Movement

Civil Rights 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
Communities
Local and regional
Photography
Resistance
Social reform

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7bc557f-a6b3-4741-8f93-6d3c518d5df6

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.116.41

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