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: 4233 pixels × 2876 pixels
File size: 34.86 MB
Description
A color image of the crowd at the March on Washington, looking out over the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument.
There are two American flags in the foreground. There is a mass of people in front of, around, and behind the reflecting pool. A few hold signs above the crowd. Just left of center in front of the Reflecting Pool is a raised platform with film cameras and photographers. There are trees on either side of the reflecting pool and the Washington Monument is in the background with American flags around it.
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
2016.157.74
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b139646-be6b-4505-93bb-594e09688449

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