Photograph by
Tretick, Aaron Stanley, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Date
August 28, 1963
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2857 pixels × 2613 pixels
File size: 21.39 MB
Description
A digital color image of two women wearing white caps at the March on Washington.
The women are depicted in profile from the waist up, facing towards the right side of the image. The woman on the left wears a black jacket over a white shirt and holds her hands in front of her, the strap for a bag on her proper right forearm. The woman next to her on the right side of the image wears a blue cardigan over a plaid top. The photograph was captured outdoors, with the National Mall out of focus in the background.
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
2016.157.34
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4616ce6-14c3-4bb4-bc45-4b7da4293ff8

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