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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

Crowds surrounding the reflecting pool, reaching back to the Washington Monument at the March on Washington for jobs and racial equality

1963

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of the crowd at the March on Washington with a view toward the Washington Monument.

Catalog date
1963
Recorded places
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Local and regional; Photography; U.S. History, 1961-1969

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2012.107.5

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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