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Digital image of the crowd at the March on Washington

August 28, 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 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.

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Catalog reference: 2016.157.74

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