Photograph of two men and a woman at the March on Washington

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a two (2) men and a woman participating in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. One man is depicted in profile on the left side of the image facing the left side of the image. He is wearing a white, button down shirt. Behind him and centrally depicted, is the second man, wearing a white, button down shirt, jacket and tie. He is facing the woman on the right side of the image under a large tree. He is holding a protest sign in his proper right hand that reads [WE / MARCH / FOR / INTEGRATED / SCHOOLS / NOWS!] and a newspaper in his proper left hand. The woman on the right side of the image is wearing a white, short sleeve dress, white sunglasses, and is carrying a white purse over her elbow.

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