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Vel Phillips with Two Women
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Vel Phillips stands in a room with two other women. Vel is wearing a buba and holding a document with the woman in the center. Vel had purchased the buba at an inner city arts fair and wore it to a council meeting in July 1969.
July 1969
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Vel Phillips
July 1969
Vel Phillips in a buba, posing next to a chair. A textile print hangs on the wall behind her. Vel purchased the buba at an inner city arts fair and wore it to a council meeting in July 1969.
Vel Phillips Fashion Portrait
December 5, 1961
Three-quarter length portrait of Vel Phillips wearing a strapless dress with a flower detail in the middle. She is also wearing a satin coat and earrings.
Vel Phillips with Uniformed Man
November 1962
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 women stand near them in the foreground. Ot...
Vel Phillips Fashion Portrait
December 5, 1961
Full-length portrait of Vel Phillips wearing a dark dress with matching elbow-length gloves and earrings. She is holding a light-colored clutch handbag. In the background is a television.
Vel Phillips Fashion Portrait
December 5, 1961
Portrait of Vel Phillips sitting and posing. She is wearing a coat over a dress and matching headscarf, and is holding sunglasses in her hand.
Vel Phillips Fashion Portrait
December 5, 1961
Portrait of Vel Phillips sitting and posing for a fashion shoot. She is wearing a dark outfit with a fur-lined coat. She has a handbag on her right arm and is wearing a pearl necklace.
