Object Details
Photograph by
Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Description
A color image of the crowd at the March on Washington, looking out over the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument.
There are two American flags in the foreground. There is a mass of people in front of, around, and behind the reflecting pool. A few hold signs above the crowd. Just left of center in front of the Reflecting Pool is a raised platform with film cameras and photographers. There are trees on either side of the reflecting pool and the Washington Monument is in the background with American flags around it.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
Date
August 28, 1963
Object number
2016.157.74
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4233 pixels × 2876 pixels
File size: 34.86 MB
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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Collection title
Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Freedom
Labor
Local and regional
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.157.74