Object Details
Photograph by
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
Created by
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
Subject of
John Lewis, American, 1940 - 2020
Sister Mary Leoline, American, 1927 - 2006
Description
A black-and-white digital image of a close-up of John Lewis and Sister Mary Leoline holding hands. Lewis stands on the left, wearing a light colored trench coat with a white lei. Sister Mary stands in the middle, wearing a nun's habit with a large silver cross necklace. Her other hand is reaching to the right toward an unidentified man wearing a dark overcoat and lei.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Date
1965
Object number
2015.129.48
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of James Karales
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3924 pixels × 5863 pixels
File size: 21.98 MB
Place captured
Alabama, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Selma to Montgomery Marches
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Catholicism
Civil Rights
Communities
Photography
Race relations
Religion
Resistance
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.129.48