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Photograph by:
Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999  Search this
Subject of:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 2857 pixels × 2613 pixels
File size: 21.39 MB
Type:
digital images
digital media - born analog
Place captured:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
August 28, 1963
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.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Freedom  Search this
Labor  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Photography  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
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.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Stanley Tretick Photography Collection
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4616ce6-14c3-4bb4-bc45-4b7da4293ff8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.157.34