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Slavery Memorial/President's House Construction PhotosThese pictures chronicle the construction of the Slavery Memorial/President's House Commemoration Project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Independence Mall. November 19, 2010, Pictures by Laura Elam-Nurse             November 18, 2010, Pictures by Michael Coard     October 21, 2010, Pictures by Michael Coard    October 13, 2010, Pictures by Michael Coard The vitrine (glass structure) allows you to look back in time to 1790 at the foundations of the kitchen, underground passageway, and Bow Window. In this house enslaved African descendants (and enslaving President George Washington) lived while Philadelphia was the nation's capital.  Another view of the vitrine, looking south.  A view of the vitrine, looking east.          Environmental system for stabilizing temperature/humidity in the vitrine, west of the Bow Window. Environmental system for stabilizing temperature/humidity in the vitrine, west of the Bow Window.August 2010, Pictures by Michael Coard
May 2010, Pictures by Michael Coard
August 7, 2009, Picture by Michael Coard Construction laborer Ashanti Royster is hard at work placing massive cement slabs on the heavy-duty fork lifter being operated by Cliff Brock. By the way, Ms. Royster's essential role in "site preparation" for this Slavery Memorial/President's House project is proof of ATAC's commitment to female diversity and inclusion. And it's also proof that Moll and Oney Judge- who were the females enslaved by President George Washington at this site about 200 years ago- are quite proud to "see" one of their female descendants hard at work honoring them by helping to build this historic project. August 5, 2009, Pictures by Michael Coard This is African American business owner Cliff Brock and Lamont McCoy, one of his employees, hard at work doing "site preparation" for the historic project.  General Contractor's trailer arrives today. August 4, 2009, Pictures by Michael Coard This is the heavy-duty moving equipment driven by African-American Cliff Brock. His Black-owned and operated demolition/construction removal business was the first of all businesses to begin work at the site preparation.  This is some residue from part of the remainder of an impressively sturdy temporary viewing platform, which was demolished today. That platform held more than 300,000 tourists who observed the archaeological dig during the summer of 2007. By the way, it was constructed in June 2007 by an African American owned and operated company and demolished today by another African American owned and operated company. Also, it must be noted that this view, near the upper right, beneath the overhang, is the area where the Slave Quarters once stood. |
