Created by:

Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made:

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

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

Date:

May 1965

Description:

Out of focus photograph which captures the featured men and women's visit to the U. S. capitol building. They stand in the foreground with the U.S. Capitol in the blurred background. The individuals featured stand in a semi-circle formation within the frame of the photograph; many rest their right hands on the right shoulders of the person adjacent to them.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson

Object number:

2012.137.3.3

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52595587e-582c-476b-bcad-f8cbb3524681

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.137.3.3