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Parade Thrills!: Museum Object and Cultural History

Parade Thrills!: Date: May 17, 1979. Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940. Subject of: Victor Fuller.

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The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of H.D. Woodson High School drum major Victor Fuller doing a 360 degree flip during the 25th anniversary of Brown versus Board of Education victory march to the U.S. Capitol. The photograph is stamped on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • Date: May 17, 1979
  • Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
  • Subject of: Victor Fuller
  • Subject of: H. D. Woodson High School, American
  • Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
  • Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
  • Type: gelatin silver prints
  • Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
  • Dimensions: H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
  • Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
  • Topic: African American
  • Topic: Amusements
  • Topic: Band (Music)
  • Topic: Civil Rights
  • Topic: Education
  • Topic: Local and regional
  • Topic: Marching bands (Music)
  • Topic: Photography
  • Object number: 2011.15.257
  • Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
  • Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Milton Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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