Polaroid Flashgun Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF808199 / Polaroid Flashgun Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Flash lamp

Date Made

1965-1967

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.1913

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Glass (Material)
Stainless steel

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 3.5 in

Inscriptions

underneath: Polaroid / Model 268 left side, carved: S. Jackson flash base: Use clear M3 bulb

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Flash photography Photography Cameras (Photographic equipment) Flash lamps Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013

Artifact
Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
The home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson, originally located in Selma, Alabama, is a Civil Rights Movement landmark. The home served as a refuge where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders worked, collaborated, strategized, and planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. These marches led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.