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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: | 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: | 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: | 02 1970 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips is embracing Angie Brooks, former United Nations representative to Liberia. Ms. Brooks is wearing a fur coat, turban and earrings. Both women ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips speaking into a microphone at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council. Other desks and men are behind her. The council room has ornate interi... |
| Date: | 04 08 1961 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips stands while speaking with Arthur Goldberg, former Secretary of Labor and, at the time of the photograph, Supreme Court Justice. Another man c... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips poses indoors with an unidentified woman. |
| Date: | 04 19 1980 |
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| Description: | Dale and Vel Phillips sit behind a table. |
| Date: | 11 1962 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips (second to left) is standing and wearing a dress with a flower brooch. Next to her is Captain Al Roper in military uniform. Two unidentified w... |
| Date: | 01 03 1979 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips, wearing a grey outfit is standing at a podium holding up her right hand near Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss standing on... |
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| Description: | Former President Jimmy Carter addressing a crowd of people in a classroom. Vel Phillips is on the far left standing next to the President. A group of peopl... |
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| Description: | Rear view of President Jimmy Carter and Vel Phillips standing in a classroom talking with a group of people. There is a map on the left and a chalkboard in... |
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