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Image of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters posing with crest, Seattle, circa 1962
2014.49.014-030-0069
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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters posing with crest, Seattle, circa 1962

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This photo shows a group of women belonging to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority posing together with the sorority crest at an unknown event. Some of the women have been identified: Theresa Halley (standing, 8th from left), Nan Edwards (standing, 7th from left), Colleen R. Walls (standing, 4th from right), Shirley Wilcox (standing, 2nd from right), Helen Stafford and Melvina Squires (middle row, 4th and 5th from left), Ruth (Beck) Davis (middle row, 2nd from right), Dolores Booker (bottom, third from left), Roberta (Spencer) Byrd Barr and Bernice Wilson (bottom, 4th and 3rd from right) , and Millie (Bown) Russell (bottom, far right). The other women are unidentified.
ID Number: 2014.49.014.030.0069
Date: Circa 1962
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, 2014.49.014.030.0069
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Black/African American, Clubs and Organizations

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