The Edmund Pettus Bridge
Object Details
- Created by
- Spider Martin, American, 1939 - 2003
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the Selma to Montgomery march progressing over the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where marchers were later attacked in an event known as Bloody Sunday.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- March 7, 1965; printed 1995
- Object number
- 2011.14.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1965 Spider Martin
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 7/16 x 13 11/16 in. (21.4 x 34.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Place depicted
- Selma, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.14.18
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515588c0b-b74a-4955-822b-867608da9e39
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