Washington D. C. Councilwoman at Large Hilda Mason of the D. C. Statehood Party in her office in the District Building
- Photograph by
- Williams, Milton, American, born 1940
- Subject of
- Howland Minnis Mason, Hilda, American, 1916 - 2007
- Date
- July 25, 1983
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in. (35.4 x 23.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 1/16 in. (35.4 x 28.1 cm)
- Caption
- Councilwoman At-Large Hilda Mason of the D.C. Statehood Party in her office in the District Building. Ms. Mason worked extensively in the D.C. public school system as a teacher, counselor, supervising instructor, and assistant principal. In 1972 she was elected to represent Ward Four on the D.C. Board of Education where she served until 1977. She also founded the Ward Four Council on Education during that time. On April 2, 1977, Ms. Mason was appointed to the city council to fill the vacancy left by the death of Julius W. Hobson. When she completed that term in 1978, she was elected to serve a full term of her own. Since that time, she has been elected to three other terms on the Council and has served as Chairperson of the Committee on Education and Libraries since 1981. I could count on seeing her in at least six different places on the weekends when I was out working and taking photographs. She always says she’s everybody’s grandmother. July 25, 1983.
- Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 141.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Hilda Mason, D.C. councilwoman seated at her desk. Behind her, the wall is covered in framed photographs and plaques. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Government
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
- Object number
- 2011.15.95
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Milton Williams
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.