Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Mayor Walter Washington reads a Ledroit Park city day proclamation
1980
LeDroit Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
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Catalog reference: 2011.15.120
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