Photograph by
Tretick, Aaron Stanley, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Lewis, John, American, 1940 - 2020
Date
August 28, 1963
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2669 pixels × 1428 pixels
File size: 21.84 MB
Description
A black and white digital image of John Lewis standing at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Lewis appears standing in the center of the image. He wears a dark colored suit and tie and looks past the camera, his proper left hand holding a paper badge or ticket against his chest and his right hand holding papers or a folder down by his side. Another man is partially visible behind him and the far right corner of the Lincoln statue is visible along the left side of the image.
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
2016.157.21
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50684cfa6-be69-494e-a2f9-c7560be58eef

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