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Digital image of March on Washington participants near 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

    Description

    A black and white image of the March on Washington participants captured from within the crowd, looking towards the Lincoln Memorial.
    The image focuses on a young man and woman in the center of the frame, who are both turning around to look behind them. The man on the left wears a light colored cap, dark jacket with a white shirt and glasses. The woman next to him wears a light colored floral print dress, a dark colored woven hat, pearl earrings and sunglasses. She has a white and black March on Washington pinback button on her proper left chest. She has several bags or purses over her proper right arm and holds a piece of paper in her left hand. They are within a large crowd of people, most of whom are looking front, towards the Lincoln Memorial. The Northeast facing corner of the Memorial is in the background and the crowd of marchers extends to the Memorial and up the steps.

    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

    2016.157.53

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Smithsonian Institution
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog

    Medium

    digital

    Dimensions

    H x W: 2224 pixels × 3325 pixels
    File size: 21.19 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/fd56c47da64-cb16-4399-b4b0-45448cc3d144

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.157.53

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