Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Digital image of the crowd at the March on Washington
August 28, 1963
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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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