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Photograph of students participating in the March on Washington

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006

    Subject of

    Unidentified Child or Children
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

    Printed by

    Brigitte Freed, American
    Pablo Inirio

    Description

    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a group of students participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The male students are wearing white button down shirts, with dark ties and tie pins, while the female students are wearing white blouses and dark skirts. All of the students are wearing identical dark jackets with white seams. Visible on many of the jackets are small white patches with an anchor logo just below the proper right shoulder, and many of the students have letters patches on the sleeves of their jackets. In the background there is a large body of March participants in front of a line of trees.
    On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide the image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. There are also two (2) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed

    Date

    August 28, 1963; printed 2013

    Object number

    2016.123.1.16

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (22.5 × 33.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

    Place captured

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

    Place printed

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Portfolio/Series

    USA. March on Washington 1963.

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Movement

    Civil Rights Movement

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Education
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51c50c514-1ae3-42ea-a746-3e9c3c7568eb

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.123.1.16

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