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Photo, Print, Drawing [Composite of two photographs, (left) Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, facing front; (right) group portrait of Whitney Young, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Reuther heads bowed in prayer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington]

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About this Item

Title

  • [Composite of two photographs, (left) Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, facing front; (right) group portrait of Whitney Young, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Reuther heads bowed in prayer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington]

Names

  • Yette, Samuel F., photographer

Created / Published

  • [between 1970 and 1990]

Headings

  • -  Parks, Rosa,--1913-2005--Public appearances
  • -  Young, Whitney M.--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Reuther, Walter,--1907-1970--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--(1963 :--Washington, D.C.)

Format Headings

  • Composite photographs--1970-1990.
  • Group portraits--1970-1990.
  • Photographic postcards--1970-1990.
  • Photomechanical prints--Color--1970-1990.
  • Portrait photographs--1970-1990.

Genre

  • Photographic postcards--1970-1990
  • Photomechanical prints--Color--1970-1990
  • Portrait photographs--1970-1990
  • Group portraits--1970-1990
  • Composite photographs--1970-1990

Notes

  • -  Title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Photographer credit: Photograph by Samuel F. Yette; (c) Cottage Books, P.O. Box 2071, Silver Spring, MD 20915 (301) 649-5123.
  • -  On postcard verso: Civil Rights Heroes, 20th century Mrs. Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL, on Dec. 5, 1955. That set off a year-long bus boycott and launched the modern Civil Rights Movement, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (center, right panel). Bowed in prayer at "The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," August 28, 1963, Dr. King stands at Lincoln Memorial in Washington with Whitney Young, Jr., Exec. Dir., Nat'l Urban League; and Walter Reuther, Pres., United Auto Workers.
  • -  Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Medium

  • 1 photograph : color photomechanical print ; sheet 18 x 13 cm (postcard format)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 15045, no. 1799 [item] [P&P]

Repository

Digital Id

  • ppmsca 48798 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.48798

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015650018

Reproduction Number

  • LC-DIG-ppmsca-48798 (digital file from original item)

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Rosa Parks Collection Items Held by the Manuscript Division

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Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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Rosa Parks Collection Items Housed in the Prints and Photographs Division

The Library of Congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material.

Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections.

For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing visual material in this collection that is housed in the Prints and Photographs Division, as well as access to the original visual items, see: Rosa Parks Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information

  • Rights Advisory: Publication may be restricted. For general information see "Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers...," https://aj.sunback.homes/rr/print/res/689_park.html
  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-48798 (digital file from original item)
  • Call Number: LOT 15045, no. 1799 [item] [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: Use digital image. Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. For more information, see https://aj.sunback.homes/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html

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  1. Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.)

    • Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
      As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
    • No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.

  2. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?

    • Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
    • No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
  3. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Yette, Samuel F, photographer. Composite of two photographs, left Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, facing front; right group portrait of Whitney Young, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Reuther heads bowed in prayer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington. Washington D.C, None. [Between 1970 and 1990] Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015650018/.

APA citation style:

Yette, S. F., photographer. Composite of two photographs, left Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, facing front; right group portrait of Whitney Young, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Reuther heads bowed in prayer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington. Washington D.C, None. [Between 1970 and 1990] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015650018/.

MLA citation style:

Yette, Samuel F, photographer. Composite of two photographs, left Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, facing front; right group portrait of Whitney Young, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Walter Reuther heads bowed in prayer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington. [Between 1970 and 1990] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2015650018/>.