Marchers Crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The marchers take up the entire right side of the bridge road, some are holding signs above their heads. The left side roadway of the bridge is empty, with a few people standing on the sidewalk watching the marchers. In the front of the image, three cars frame the bottom facing the viewer. The car on the left has a giant video camera and the two on the right have passengers standing. Men in between the cars, including some in military garb, can be seen approaching the marchers. Three signs can be seen on the bridge, [ALABAMA / RIVER], [NO / PARKING / ON / BRIDGE], and [LOW / CLEARANCE / 15 FT. 1 IN]. Brick buildings can be seen in the background of the bridge on the right of the image, with one labeled [THOMPSONS].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- 1965
- Object number
- 2015.129.54
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3924 pixels × 5755 pixels
- File size: 21.59 MB
- Place depicted
- Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Communities
- Mass media
- Photography
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.129.54
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5473d9c53-d1f8-4a81-bef4-f9b1ebf5a5d9
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