<I>Walter E. Washington, first elected Washington D. C. Mayor since Reconstruction, passes the Seal of the City to D. C. Mayor elect Mayor Marian S. Barry Jr.</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 2, 1979
name: label: Photograph by
content: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
label: Subject of
content: Mayor Marion Shepilov Barry Jr., American, 1936 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Mayor Walter Washington presenting a plaque with the seal of the District of Columbia to Mayor Marion Barry. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall stands to their left and the crowd applauds. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped 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: Government
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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: 2011.15.9
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, mounting board
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (27.6 x 35.2 cm)