Photograph of two boys handing out newspapers during the March on Washington
date: label: Date
content: August 28, 1963; printed 2013
name: label: Photograph by
content: Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
label: Subject of
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
label: Printed by
content: Brigitte Freed, American
label: Printed by
content: Pablo Inirio
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two (2) boys handing out newspapers during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Both boys are holding copies of the Washington Afro-American with the headline [They’re Pouring / In From All Over] printed on the front. The boy on the left side of the image is standing in profile looking to the right, holding a newspaper in his proper right hand. He has several more newspaper copies tucked under his proper right arm. The boy on the right side of the image is standing in three-quarters profile looking towards the right of the image, holding a newspaper in his proper right hand. Behind the boy on the right are two people holding partially obstructed picket signs in a crowd of participants.
label: Description
content: On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide publication information, image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. There are also three (3) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.
place: label: Place captured
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: USA. March on Washington 1963.
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.123.1.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 9/16 in. (33 × 21.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)