Photograph by
Tretick, Aaron Stanley, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Dr. Prinz, Joachim, German American, 1902 - 1988
Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
Reuther, Walter, American, 1907 - 1970
Date
August 28, 1963
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2235 pixels × 3378 pixels
File size: 21.63 MB
Description
A black and white image of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson with Rabbi Joachim Prinz, A. Philip Randolph, and Walter Reuther.
The men are pictured standing in the Oval Office. From left to right are Prinz, Randolph, Kennedy, Johnson, and Reuther. The men are all wearing dark suits and ties and the three March organizers are wearing white March on Washington pinback buttons on their lapels.
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
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Freedom
Judaism
Labor
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Politics
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
2016.157.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59eb3fb88-1a7b-46b9-b3ad-30145890233f

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