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Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely Sr. shaking hands with President Bill Clinton, c. 1990s
Date
199u
Geographical Location
Washington (D.C.)
Topical Subject
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
African American poets
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Blakely, Henry
Description
Color photograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, shaking the hand of President Bill Clinton, beside Henry Blakely Sr. The photograph is torn leaving a partial likeness of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Gwendolyn Brooks and Henry Blakely Sr. shaking hands with President Bill Clinton, c. 1990s
Date
199u
Geographical Location
Washington (D.C.)
Topical Subject
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
African American poets
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Blakely, Henry
Description
Color photograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, shaking the hand of President Bill Clinton, beside Henry Blakely Sr. The photograph is torn leaving a partial likeness of Gwendolyn Brooks.