Digital image of A. Philip Randolph at the Lincoln Memorial
- Photograph by
- Tretick, Aaron Stanley, American, 1921 - 1999
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Date
- August 28, 1963
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2206 pixels × 1486 pixels
- File size: 9.41 MB
- Description
- A black and white image of A. Philip Randolph at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
- Randolph is pictured in the center of the image, seated in a metal folding chair in front of the statue of Lincoln, which is only partially visible behind him. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and dark necktie. There is a round, white and black March on Washington pinback button on his proper left lapel, and a piece of white fabric or paper in his front chest pocket. He holds several papers in each hand. He is looking out and to the right of the image. Other men are partially in frame standing on either side of him.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
- Object number
- 2016.157.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian Institution
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.