Photograph
Vel Phillips with People and Watermelons
| 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 clothes and a hat. A young girl stands in the center wearing a red and white dress. An unidentified woman (second from left) is wearing a blue and red striped long sleeve shirt with a blue vest. An unidentified man (left) is in a white suit and is holding a plaque. There is another child in the bottom left corner facing the group. In the background is a stack of watermelons in an enclosure. |
| Image ID: | 118330 |
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| Creation Date: | 06 1972 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Vel Phillips papers, 1946-2009 (bulk 1951-2009) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, color |
| Original Format Number: | PH Milwaukee Mss 231 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 3.5 inches |
| Flowers |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Work clothes |
| Fences |
| African Americans |
| Children |
| Hairstyles |
| Men |
| Moustache |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Plaques, plaquettes |
| Farmers |
| Fruit |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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