- Photograph by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
- LaNier, Carlotta Walls, American, born 1942
- Patillo Beals, Melba, American, born 1941
- Eckford, Elizabeth, American, born 1941
- Brown-Trickey, Minnijean, American, born 1941
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 15 × 18 1/8 in. (38.1 × 46 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph depicting (l-r) Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillio Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, and Minnijean Brown-Trickey exiting a car outside of Little Rock Central High School. Other students (likely other members of the Little Rock Nine) are remain in the car. A service member is assisting Elizabeth Eckford as she exits the car. In the distance, a crowd can be seen gathered in front of the school.
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.