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March on Washington--Marchers Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial After Walking from Washington Monument Grounds

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

James H. Wallace, American, 1942 - 2020

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Description

A digital image of The March on Washington - Marchers gathering at the Lincoln Memorial after walking from Washington Monument grounds. The image depicts a crowd of people marching, holding up placard that read "WE MARCH FOR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGES / COVERAGE FOR ALL WORKERS NOW" and similar.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H. Wallace Jr.

Date

August 28, 1963; scanned 2010

Object number

2011.11.32

Restrictions & Rights

© Jim Wallace
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

digital images
digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 2316 pixels × 4200 pixels, 27.88 MB

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a0fe8868-d86d-4322-8b8b-f2dee8bb5ee4

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.11.32

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