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2014.49.010-004-0197
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Walter White posing with Bill Ross, Seattle, November 20, 1949
Order an ImageWalter Francis White (1893-1955), Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1931-1955, visited Seattle on November 20, 1949. White worked with President Harry Truman to desegregate the armed forces. Here, he stands with Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross at an unidentified location.
ID Number: 2014.49.010.004.0197
Date: 1949
Creator(s):
Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.010.004.0197
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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