Mar 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2697 -

Sale 2697 - Lot 330

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(POLITICS.) Group of 8 press photos of Shirley Chisholm. Each about 8 x 10 inches, captioned in the negative or with attached caption slips, with various inked stamps and manuscript captions on verso. Various places, 1968-1975
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Chisholm is shown with supporters on election night in 1968, flashing a victory sign after being elected as the "First Negro Congresswoman." A 1969 portrait outside her campaign office was released in conjunction with a local NBC television profile. 4 shots are from her historic 1972 presidential campaign. Another 1972 image shows her helping with the negotiations at a Washington prison uprising, and she is seen in 1975 speaking out in defense of Joan Little.

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