Photographic slide of Marsha P. Johnson at a New York Gay Pride March
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Photograph by
content: Dr. Ron Simmons, American, 1950 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Marsha P. Johnson, American, 1945 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Bill Rafford, American, died 1990
notes: label: Description
content: A color photographic slide depicting activist Marsha P. Johnson within the crowd at a New York Gay Pride March. Johnson is pictured at the center of the image, from the shoulders up. She has a short, curly hair style, wears rhinestone earrings and matching necklace, and a black sequined top with white and gold beaded collar. She is gazing straight ahead. Behind her are other participants at the march, including Bill Rafford, at the right. The film is housed in a white cardboard slide. At the bottom right corner, in black ink, is stamped [OCT 82W4]. On the obverse, at the top in blue is printed [Ektachrome SLIDE] with the Kodak logo and [PROCESSED BY KODAK] in red.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2019.38.1.1.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: color slides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ron Simmons
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reversal film and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)