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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.123.1.16