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Vel Phillips Speaking in Classroom

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Description: View from back of classroom towards Vel Phillips standing behind a desk. The chalkboard behind her reads: "Protective" and "Public Works." There is a map o...
Photograph

Vel Phillips on Pier Watching Protestors

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Description: Rear view of Vel Phillips sitting on a pier on a lake. She is wearing a shirt that says "Commando" on the back. Two unidentified women are sitting next to ...
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Vel Phillips Marching at Lincoln Memorial

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Description: Vel Phillips (left) is marching with the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. In the background is the Lincoln Memorial. Other unidentified youth council members...
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Vel Phillips Introduces Bernice Lindsay

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is in a dress on a podium. She is next to Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. Behind them is Reverend Lovell Johnson, who is wea...
Photograph

Vel Phillips Addressing Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is at a podium speaking to a crowd of people, some of whom are standing behind a street barricade. She is wearing a dress. In the bottom right...
Photograph

Vel Phillips Receiving an Honorary Poem

Date: 01 03 1978
Description: Liesl Blockstein of the Wisconsin Women's Political Caucus presenting guest-of honor, Vel Phillips, with an honorary poem at a reception at the L'Etoile Re...
Historical Essay

Vel Phillips's Common Council Desk

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1)
Property Record

2760 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2760 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109228
Photograph

Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
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 weari...
Property Record

1718 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1718 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109099
Photograph

Dreyfus Administration

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Description: Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus (left) and the elected officers of his term: Lt. Governor Russell Olson, Secretary of State Vel Phillips, Treasurer Charles Sm...
Photograph

Vel Phillips Riding a Bicycle

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Description: A group of bicycle riders on the street, with a smiling Vel Phillips in the lead. She is wearing a sweater, scarf, gloves, slacks and lace up shoes. Other ...
Photograph

Vel Phillips with People and Watermelons

Date: 06 1972
Description: 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) ...
Photograph

Lovell Johnson Addresses Group

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Reverend Lovell Johnson of St. Marks African Methodist Episcopal Church is on a podium in a coat and hat. On her right are Vel Phillips and Bernice Lindsay...
Photograph

Installing Lindsay Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is wearing a colorful dress. On the right is Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. Both are looking at a worker who is installing ...
Photograph

Bernice Lindsay Approaching Podium

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is behind the podium in a dress. She is reaching out her hand for Bernice Lindsay, who is wearing a coat and a hat. An unidentified person is ...
Print

Autographed Hank Aaron Print

Date: 1967
Description: Waist-up portrait of Hank Aaron in his Atlanta Braves uniform. The print is autographed at the top.
Property Record

2361 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2361 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109218
Property Record

2528-2530 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2528-2530 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109220
Property Record

2634 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2634 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109222

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