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Faithful Travelers Group Portrait

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Bernice Lindsay with Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay posing with the street sign named after her. Part of the N. Lindsay Street Dedication ceremony. She is wearing a coat and a hat. Three unid...
Property Record

800 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 800 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109057
Photograph

Bernice Lindsay Addresses Crowd

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is on a podium. She is wearing a coat and a hat. A man is filming her speech. On the ground is the street sign in her honor. Part of the N ...
News Release

February 12, 2018 - Wisconsin Historical Museum Screening Wisconsin Biographies of Joshua Glover and Vel Phillips and James Groppi

For Immediate Release
On Saturday, February 17 from 10:00 – 11:00 am, there will be a screening of two Wisconsin Biographies at the Wisconsin Historical Museum.
Property Record

1417 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1417 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: M. Shapiro Commercial
Reference Number: 109076
General Information

March On, Milwaukee

Educator Resources on the Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches for Grades K-12
Learn about the Society's ongoing partnership with March On, Milwaukee to commemorate the fair housing movement and to promote education on local topics.
Photograph

Four Women Posing on Front Steps

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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 ...
Property Record

1616 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1616 N 4TH)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109087
Property Record

2375 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2375 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Evangelical Dreieinickeits Kirche
Reference Number: 109219
Property Record

2747 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 2747 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Evangelical Lutheran Golgotha Congregational Memorial
Reference Number: 109226
Photograph

Santa and Two Friends

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Eydie V. Watts

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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...
Photograph

Bernice Lindsay Under Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bernice Lindsay is standing under a new reflected street name sign in her honor. She is wearing a coat, a hat, and a broach. Beside her is a fire hydrant. ...
Photograph

Race Relations '66

Date: 09 25 1966
Description: Still from an episode of the WTMJ program "Human Rights," which was titled "Race Relations '66." Four people: Wesley L. Scott, executive director of the Mi...
Photograph

Dr. Joseph Carpenter and Family

Date: 1973
Description: Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is seated with his family. His ...
Property Record

1814-1828 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1814-1828 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Carver Apartments
Reference Number: 109108
Property Record

751 N N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 751 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: BELMONT HOTEL
Reference Number: 68966
Property Record

1938 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1938 N 4TH)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: C. Runta Store and Dwelling
Reference Number: 109212
Property Record

1001 N Vel R. Phillips Ave (AKA 1001 N 4TH ST)

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: BRADLEY CENTER
Reference Number: 41829

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