<I>Rev. Dr. Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 8, 1977
name: label: Photograph by
content: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, American, 1910 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Washington National Cathedral, American, founded 1907
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Caption
content: Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray became the first African American woman ordained as an Episcopal priest on January 8, 1977 at the Washington National Cathedral.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray being ordained as an Episcopal priest. Murray is at center facing an elderly priest on the left side of the photograph. The elderly priest is handing Murray a bible. They are surrounded by additional men in women dressed in clergy robes. Men dressed in suits and woman dressed formally are in the foreground and background. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Episcopalian
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.15.230
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Milton Williams
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 7 3/8 x 9 9/16 in. (18.7 x 24.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm)