Mayor Walter Washington reads a Ledroit Park city day proclamation
Object Details
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1980
- Object number
- 2011.15.120
- Photograph by
- Milton Williams, American, born 1940
- Subject of
- Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
- David Allen Clarke, American, 1943 - 1997
- Dr. Bennetta Bullock Washington, American, 1918 - 1991
- Helen Seldon Brooke, American, died 1892
- Theresa F. Brown, American, 1923 - 2009
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Milton Williams
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- 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)
- Place captured
- LeDroit Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Topic
- African American
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Oratory
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.15.120
