Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
March on Washington--Marchers Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial After Walking from Washington Monument Grounds
August 28, 1963; scanned 2010
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 digital image of The March on Washington - Marchers gathering at the Lincoln Memorial after walking from Washington Monument grounds. The image depicts a crowd of people marching, holding up placard that read "WE MARCH FOR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGES / COVERAGE FOR ALL WORKERS NOW" and similar.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
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Catalog reference: 2011.11.32
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