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[Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a church with other speakers, Ruby Hurley on the left and Walter F. White on the right, at an NAACP meeting or program] / G. Marshall Wilson. – Antique Wall Art

[Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a church with other speakers, Ruby Hurley on the left and Walter F. White on the right, at an NAACP meeting or program] / G. Marshall Wilson., [195-] — historic photograph
[Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a church with other speakers, Ruby Hurley on the left and Walter F. White on the right, at an NAACP meeting or program] / G. Marshall Wilson., [195-]. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a church with other speakers, Ruby Hurley on the left and Walter F. White on the right, at an NAACP meeting or program] / G. Marshall Wilson., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a church with other speakers, Ruby Hurley on the left and Walter F. White on the right, at an NAACP meeting or program] / G. Marshall Wilson.

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Eleanor Roosevelt, seated among fellow speakers in a church, is the figure this print puts at the center, flanked by Ruby Hurley on the left and Walter F. White on the right. The setting points to an NAACP meeting or program in the 1950s, when the organization was pressing civil rights cases through the courts and building public support across the country. White, who led the NAACP from 1931 until his death in 1955, was among its most visible figures, and Roosevelt, long active in civil rights and on the organization's side in public life, was a frequent speaker at its events. The photograph was made by G. Marshall Wilson of Philadelphia, and it survives among the NAACP records at the Library of Congress.

Created / published[195-]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1950-1960.
NotesStamped on verso: G. Marshall Wilson, Modern Photography, Philadelphia. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records (Library of Congress).
SubjectsRoosevelt, Eleanor,--1884-1962--Public appearances. White, Walter Francis,--1893-1955--Public appearances. Hurley, Ruby--Public appearances. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Meetings--1950-1960. African Americans--Meetings--1950-1960. Public speaking--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,258 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-206877

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