National Museum of African American History and Culture

This color slide depicts people getting haircuts outside several A frame shelters. In the foreground is a seated young man, draped in a striped barber’s cloth. Another man stands in front of him, holding an electric razor in his right hand. His left hand rests on the young man's head. He wears a white barber’s smock, dark pants and a dark flat cap. Another individual is seated behind them, also dr

This color slide depicts a little boy standing at the entrance to an A frame shelter. Wearing a khaki suit over a white and brown shirt, he stands with his arms extended above his head holding open the tarp at the shelter's entrance. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

This photographic slide depicts a person walking through a flooded area in front of A frame shelters in Resurrection City. Wearing a grey trench coat and tall rain boots, the individual has their back to the viewer. They have a plastic hood on their head. They hold their trench coat up to their knees as they stride away from the viewer. In the background are A frame shelters and several trees.

This photographic slide depicts a flooded A frame shelter. Composed of plastic sheeting and plywood, the shelter has a bar of wood over the entrance. A piece of wood shaped as an irregular triangle rests on the bar. It has the word "STAFF" in red text. There is a folding metal chair in front of the entrance. Tree branches are visible overhead. In the background are other A frame shelters and porta

This photographic slide depicts three women with newspapers standing at the entrance to an A frame shelter in Resurrection City. One woman, standing in profile to the viewer, wears a grey long sleeve top and dark pants. She holds an open umbrella and a folded newspaper. She faces another woman standing inside the shelter, wearing in a patterned button down shirt. Next to her is a woman in a yellow

This color slide depicts a crowd of men and women surrounding an open door at the back of a bus. Only the end of the blue and white bus is visible. Several figures can be seen inside through the windows. The men and women of the crowd stand facing the open door. Most of the individuals carry bags, blankets, and bundles in their arms. One individual, wearing blue pants and a checked shirt, holds a

This color slide depicts a man cutting a seated man's hair in Resurrection City. In the foreground is a seated young man with a striped barber's cloth draped around his neck. He sits turned three-quarters away from the viewer. Standing in front of him is a man in a white tunic with front pockets. He has dark pants and a dark green cap. He holds a white comb in his left hand and has a black comb in

This photographic slide depicts tables of clothing set up outside. The tables are folding tables covered with piles of clothing. There are people standing among the tables. In the foreground is a man standing with his back to the viewer. He wears a white shirt and dark pants. Beyond him is a group of four women in a uniform of light blue dresses and matching pill box hats gathered around a table.

This color slide depicts the Reverend Kirkpatrick playing a guitar in the middle of a group of men. Seated, he wears a white short sleeve button down shirt, and has his blue denim jacket folded on the table in front of him. He is surrounded by a group of men who sit and stand around him. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

This photographic slide depicts two rows of A frame shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. The A frames are composed of wood and yellow plastic sheeting. They stand in two long rows with a wide open area between them that is filled with pedestrians. Some people sit or stand in groups outside the opening of the A frames, while others pass up and down the open area. The Washington Monum

This color slide depicts a group of three young men constructing an A-frame temporary shelter in Resurrection City. One young man is sitting atop a ladder, outside the entrance to the wooden structure. He wears a blue cap, orange shirt, and blue jeans and is eating food from a white paper bag on his lap. The two other man stand on the ground next to the ladder. One has his back to the camera and w

This color slide depicts a group of six individuals standing in Resurrection City on the National Mall. On the left side of the image is a man in a dark grey suit wearing a grey-brown fedora. He stands in profile to the viewer. Standing next to him, also in profile, is a woman in a blue suit. She carries a black purse and wears a white patterned head wrap. In the center of the image is another man