Pennant from the March on Washington carried by Edith Lee-Payne
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Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Edith Lee-Payne, American
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Description
- This white felt pennant is sewn and stapled to a black cloth over a board. The pennant has black lettering that says [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. There is an image of the Lincoln Memorial with the words [I WAS THERE] above and [LINCOLN MEMORIAL] below the graphic. Below this is an image of two hands joined in a handshake. On the left edge of the pennant is a black strip of cloth sewn with white thread to the pennant. The pennant has some noticeable smoke stains on the white felt. The reverse of the board is blank.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lee-Payne and Family
- 1963
- Object number
- 2017.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- pennants
- Medium
- felt with thread and metal and cloth on fiberboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 × 26 1/4 in. (21.9 × 66.7 cm)
- H x W (board): 11 1/2 × 29 1/4 × 1/4 in. (29.2 × 74.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Children
- Civil Rights
- Freedom
- Labor
- Local and regional
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2017.6
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8392594-ed51-4610-9249-23c7232468bd
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