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Group portrait with Verda Welcome

Description

Portrait of a formally dressed group, possibly attending a wedding, with Verda Mae Freeman Welcome (1907-1990) seated at far left. Welcome was a public school teacher, civil rights activist, and one of the first Black women to be elected to a state senate in the United States.

Date

1952-06

Collection Number

BCLM HEN

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Object ID

HEN.03.11-057

Extent

1 negative

Resource ID

7739

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.