Object Details
Photograph by
Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Description
A black and white image of a crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
The Lincoln Memorial appears in the background, just right of center. In the foreground, marchers sit with their feet in the Reflecting Pool. A large crowd extends behind them and up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. A raised platform with people and film cameras appears in the center of the crowd, just to the left of the Memorial. There are several people standing on top of the Memorial.
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
2016.157.46
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: 2175 pixels × 3311 pixels
File size: 20.63 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_2016.157.46