Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign

Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Vel Phillips and Bernice Lindsay helping lift the Lindsay Street sign to be installed. Phillips is wearing a dress and is in front of Lindsay, who is wearing a dark coat and a hat. There is an unidentified worker on a ladder holding onto the sign. In the bottom left corner is someone shooting footage of the event. Reverend Lovell Johnson is behind the worker and is wearing a hat and coat. There is a crowd in the background. Behind the crowd are trees and houses.
DESCRIPTION
Vel Phillips and Bernice Lindsay helping lift the Lindsay Street sign to be installed. Phillips is wearing a dress and is in front of Lindsay, who is wearing a dark coat and a hat. There is an unidentified worker on a ladder holding onto the sign. In the bottom left corner is someone shooting footage of the event. Reverend Lovell Johnson is behind the worker and is wearing a hat and coat. There is a crowd in the background. Behind the crowd are trees and houses.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:118859
Creation Date: 04 14 1967
Creator Name:Bauer, Richard
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Vel Phillips papers, 1946-2009 (bulk 1951-2009)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, b/w copy
Original Format Number:PH Milwaukee Mss 231
Original Dimensions:8 x 10 inches
SUBJECTS
Trees
Coats
Dresses
Eyeglasses
Handbags
Hats
Neckties
Shoes
Suits (Clothing)
Work clothes
Ladders
Neighborhoods
African Americans
Men
Outdoor photography
Women
Cameras
Street signs

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