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Digital image of John Lewis at the Lincoln Memorial

African American Museum

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    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

    See more items in

    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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50684cfa6-be69-494e-a2f9-c7560be58eef

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.157.21

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