Photograph
Vel Phillips Addressing Group
| 6th Ward Milwaukee Alderman Vel Phillips is wearing a dress and standing on a podium. To the right are Bernice Lindsay and Reverend Lovell Johnson standing beside one another. To the far right are a group of unidentified women standing next to a street barricade. In the background are trees, automobiles, and houses. Part of the N Lindsay Street Dedication ceremony. |
| Image ID: | 118851 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 14 1967 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Vel Phillips papers, 1946-2009 (bulk 1951-2009) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH Milwaukee Mss 231 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Bronzeville was an African American neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, circa 1910-circa 1950. This area, found within North Avenue, State Street, North 3rd Street, and North 12th Street was effectively formed by segregation, and became a cultural and economic hub for for its residents. For more information about the Bronzeville area in Milwaukee, visit the City of Milwaukee's webpage and the Encyclopedia of Milwaukee History. |
| Hats |
| Men |
| Street signs |
| Ladders |
| Outdoor photography |
| Streets |
| Neighborhoods |
| Women |
| Trees |
| Coats |
| Dresses |
| Eyeglasses |
| Handbags |
| African Americans |
| Automobiles |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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