Photograph by
Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Printed by
Freed, Brigitte, American
Inirio, Pablo
Date
August 28, 1963; printed 2013
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 × 8 9/16 in. (33 × 21.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two (2) boys handing out newspapers during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Both boys are holding copies of the Washington Afro-American with the headline [They’re Pouring / In From All Over] printed on the front. The boy on the left side of the image is standing in profile looking to the right, holding a newspaper in his proper right hand. He has several more newspaper copies tucked under his proper right arm. The boy on the right side of the image is standing in three-quarters profile looking towards the right of the image, holding a newspaper in his proper right hand. Behind the boy on the right are two people holding partially obstructed picket signs in a crowd of participants.
On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide publication information, image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. There are also three (3) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.
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
Portfolio/Series
USA. March on Washington 1963.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Activism
Black Press
Civil rights
Local and regional
Mass media
Photography
Politics
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
Object number
2016.123.1.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd579fe4d29-b533-4d38-b0f8-089783f86dbd

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