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Photograph of a group at Paul R. Williams tribute event

1973

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

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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.

Black-and-white photograph (a) of a group at a dinner in honor of Paul R. Williams with an identifying note (b). Nine (9) men are pictured in formal wear. Five (5) men are seated in the front row, with Carey Jenkins on the left next to Harold Williams and Paul R. Williams in the center. Vincent Proby is sitting on the right side. Four (4) men are standing in the background with John LaConta and Robert Kennard on the left side. There are inscriptions and a photographer’s stamp on the reverse. There is a handwritten note associated with the photograph. The lined paper has the date of the tribute dinner for Paul R. Williams and lists the names of the men in the image. The reverse is blank.

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Catalog reference: TA2017.53.4.1.16.2ab

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