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| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Vel Phillips in her judges's black robe with an American flag behind her. She was the 13th District Children's Court judge, the first woman and... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips seated at a table. She is wearing a flowered dress and has her hands clasped together. |
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| Description: | An African American Santa Claus has his arms around an African American man and woman in what appears to be a restaurant. There is wall paper and posters b... |
| Date: | 03 30 1973 |
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| Description: | Group portrait at the Mary Church Terrell Creative Center, which was founded in 1963 by Bernice Lindsay (second from left). The Creative Center was located... |
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| Description: | Side view of a dog standing on his hind legs, with a pipe in his mouth and a stocking cap on his head. |
| Date: | 11 1972 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Mrs. Gertrude Wall of Columbia, Ohio, who was the cousin of Vel Phillips. Seated next to her is a woman identified as Liee Williams. The back o... |
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| Description: | Four African American women posing while sitting on porch steps. Three of them are wearing slacks and blouses, while the woman in front is wearing a white ... |
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| Description: | Photograph of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commssion. Ms. Watts sits at her desk in an office. She is wearing a dress or blou... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips in a group. The man and woman in the foreground are shaking hands. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses. Several have n... |
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| Description: | Photograph of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commission. Ms. Watts sits on a chair with her hands clasped. She is wearing a str... |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Eydie V. Watts, member of the Milwaukee City Civil Service Commission. She is wearing a dark dress or blouse and a necklace and ... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips sits at a table with a group of African American men and women. The table is covered with handbags, eyeglasses, and beverages. Several more pe... |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Faithful Travelers. Eight African American men, three in front, five in back, pose wearing light suits, dark neckties and pocket kerc... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips chats with two men. She is wearing a dress, sweater and scarf and is holding papers and roses in one arm. The men are wearing plaid suits and ... |
| Date: | 07 1980 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips in a large group portrait of mostly women. The women are wearing dresses and coats and have name tags on their lapels. A building with large g... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips, wearing a tan coat, is standing at a table, with another woman sitting behind her. |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips, standing, talking to a woman sitting among a group of women seated in chairs. |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips poses indoors with an unidentified woman. |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips posing outdoors on a sidewalk with Patrick Lucey and a woman on the right. A group of people stand behind them. Vel is wearing a yellow top ov... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips posing outdoors with a man wearing a suit. Vel is wearing a yellow top over a long, striped skirt with a vegetable design. Behind them is a dr... |
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