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Vel Phillips in the Milwaukee Common Council
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Vel Phillips speaking into a microphone at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council. Other desks and men are behind her. The council room has ornate interior decorations.
1970
Harris, Thomas
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Vel Phillips in Common Council
1971
Vel Phillips sitting at her desk in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. Other council members are sitting at their desks around her.
Vel Phillips
Vel Phillips seated at a table. She is wearing a flowered dress and has her hands clasped together.
Vel Phillips Sitting Behind Desk
Vel Phillips sits behind a desk wearing a striped turtleneck and a necklace. She is resting her hands on a folder on the desk blotter. Her nameplate is at the front of the desk near an ashtray.
Vel Phillips Speaking with Arthur Goldberg
April 8, 1961
Vel Phillips stands while speaking with Arthur Goldberg, former Secretary of Labor and, at the time of the photograph, Supreme Court Justice. Another man can be seen just behind her. The men are we...
Vel Phillips and Man Refected in Mirror
December 5, 1961
Vel Phillips standing in front of a mirror. She is wearing a white dress and gloves. There is an unidentified man behind her wearing a suit. He is holding a comb and helping Vel with her hair.
Vel Phillips in the Milwaukee Common Council Chamber
1971
Vel Phillips is sitting in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber. There are two unidentified men sitting next to her.
