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    Object Details

    Created by

    Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006

    Subject of

    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

    Description

    A photograph of a street side view of Washington Monument with a "Freedom Parade" banner from the March on Washington attached to a car antenna in the foreground. Behind the banner are cars in the street and the base of the Washington Monument is visible in the background.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1963

    Object number

    2009.36.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
    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: 10 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (26 × 38.7 cm)

    Place depicted

    Washington, District of Columbia, 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

    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
    Local and regional
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55af8a582-9c44-432c-89a8-ad8961b8cf88

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2009.36.1

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