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Vel Phillips in Costume
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Vel Phillips standing and speaking in a costume. There is a woman on the left bowing her head. Three men are standing on the left looking to the right. In the background is a large cross and stained glass windows. This image is from the 1972 Milwaukee production of T.S. Eliot's play "Murder in the Cathedral."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Vel Phillips and Carol Baumann
1968
Vel Phillips, standing on the right, is wearing a necklace and earrings and a checked blouse. On the left is Carol Baumann who is wearing a floral jacket and a button pin with her portrait that rea...
Phillips Law Office
1951
Vel Phillips standing in front of the door to her and her husband's law office. The sign on the glass door reads: "W. Dale Phillips, Vel Phillips Lawyers." There is a NAACP sticker below the names.
Vel Phillips Sharing a Drink
July 1980
Vel Phillips stands between two women. They are all holding wine glasses. The woman on the left is wearing glasses and a turtleneck. The woman on the right is wearing a hat and an "ERA" necklace. I...
Vel Phillips Speaking in Classroom
View from back of classroom towards Vel Phillips standing behind a desk. The chalkboard behind her reads: "Protective" and "Public Works." There is a map of Milwaukee hanging above the chalkboard o...
Vel Phillips Addressing Group
April 14, 1967
6th Ward Milwaukee Alderman Vel Phillips is wearing a dress and standing on a podium. To the right are Bernice Lindsay and Reverend Lovell Johnson standing beside one another. To the far right are ...
