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Dorothy Mae Thomas Williams, National Council of Negro Women Washington D. C. Chapter President emeritus; Dr. Dorothy Irene Height; National Council of Negro Women National President; Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, civil rights activist who became a lawyer, a women's rights activist, Episcopal priest, and author and Veta Harris, President National Council of Negro Women Washington D. C. Chapter President

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of Dorothy M. Williams, Dorothy Height, Dr. Pauli Murray and another woman. Dorothy M. Williams and the unidentified woman are standing while Dorothy Height and Dr. Pauli Murray are sitting at a banquet table. All wear corsages. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Milton Williams, American, born 1940
Subject of
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, American, 1910 - 1985
Dorothy Mae Thomas Williams, American, 1922 - 2012
Dorothy Irene Height, American, 1912 - 2010
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
Date
July, 1977
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 x 10 1/8 in. (20.2 x 25.7 cm)
H x W (Image): 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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