<I>Bottles on steps, toys on railing - Baltimore, Md. - 2004</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: This image depicts a street memorial for someone in the neighborhood who has passed away. At center of the image is a number of bottles lined up on a set of concrete steps. The five steps, leading to a doorway boarded up with plywood, are mostly filled with rows of glass liquor bottles of varying shapes and sizes. There is a stuffed teddy bear on the third step up and flowers and a teddy bear on the top step. On one side of the steps is a narrow iron railing with a cluster of Mylar balloons and a large teddy bear tied to it. The steps lead up to a brick building with its door and windows boarded up. The steps and pavement appear wet and there are small piles of leaves gathered against the steps.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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 Robert and Greta Houston
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.116.2
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Robert Houston
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5063 pixels × 6596 pixels, 63.7 MB