Object Details
Photograph by
Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
Description
A black and white digital image of John Lewis standing at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Lewis appears standing in the center of the image. He wears a dark colored suit and tie and looks past the camera, his proper left hand holding a paper badge or ticket against his chest and his right hand holding papers or a folder down by his side. Another man is partially visible behind him and the far right corner of the Lincoln statue is visible along the left side of the image.
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
2016.157.21
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: 2669 pixels × 1428 pixels
File size: 21.84 MB
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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_2016.157.21