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Vel Phillips with Man and Two Children
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Vel Phillips, wearing a brown and blue patterned dress, is standing on the right holding a bouquet of flowers. A unidentified man is standing on the left, holding on to a plaque that a young girl is also holding. The girl is sitting on a pile of watermelons. There is another child in the foreground with hair ties in her hair.
June 1972
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Vel Phillips and Child with Flowers
June 1972
Vel Phillips is in a brown and blue patterned dress standing and holding a bouquet of flowers up to a young girls' nose. The girl is holding a plaque in her lap and is sitting on a pile of watermel...
Vel Phillips Stands near Child Sitting on Watermelons
June 1972
Vel Phillips, wearing a brown and blue patterned dress is holding a bouquet of flowers. She stands near a young girl wearing a dress sitting on a pile of watermelons and holding a plaque in her lap.
Vel Phillips Giving Child Flowers
June 1972
Vel Phillips, wearing a brown and blue patterned dress is standing and holding a bouquet of flowers. A young girl sitting on a pile of watermelons holds a plaque in her lap while reaching out towar...
Vel Phillips with People and Watermelons
June 1972
Vel Phillips, standing on right, is in a brown and blue patterned buba (a Yoruba blouse) and holding a bouquet of flowers. Next to her (second from right) is an unidentified man in blue work clothe...
Vel Phillips and Jeannetta Robinson
October 1998
Vel Phillips standing beside Jeannetta Robinson. Jeannetta is holding a plaque that awards the James Howard Baker Award to Career Youth Development, Inc. from the Community Brainstorming Conference.
Vel Phillips and Man Refected in Mirror
December 5, 1961
Vel Phillips standing in front of a mirror. She is wearing a white dress and gloves. There is an unidentified man behind her wearing a suit. He is holding a comb and helping Vel with her hair.
