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  • LeDroit Park Day City Proclamation

    Photograph by
    Williams, Milton, American, born 1940
    Subject of
    Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
    Clarke, David Allen, American, 1943 - 1997
    Dr. Washington, Bennetta Bullock, American, 1918 - 1991
    Seldon, Helen Brooke, American, died 1892
    Brown, Theresa F., American, 1923 - 2009
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    ca. 1980
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 23.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 10 in. (21.6 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph Mayor Walter Washington outdoors speaking into a microphone. He is wearing a light-colored checked jacket and striped tie. Standing behind him to his right is Dr. Bennetta Bullock, Helen Seldon Brooke, Theresa Brown and David Clarke. They are standing next to musical instrument cases and speakers. Additional people stand behind them. Buildings are in the background. The photograph is stamped on the back.
    Place captured
    LeDroit Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Communities
    Local and regional
    Oratory
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
    Object number
    2011.15.120
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Milton Williams
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5407dae29-0c78-4903-9eee-854b369052ee
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