Flag of newest nation unfurled at Independence Hall

Item

Title
Flag of newest nation unfurled at Independence Hall
Description
Ceremonies at the Liberty Bell celebrate the creation of the new African nation of Ghana. Esther Nimely (left), Ola Aina (second from left) and Rudolf Ballmoos (right), members of the All African Students Union of Greater Philadephia, and Councilman Raymond Pace Alexander display a Ghana flag. Symbol of the former Gold Coast colony has stripes of red (top), gold (middle) and green with a black star.""
Contact
scrc@temple.edu
Date
1957-03-06
Digital Collection
Civil Rights in a Northern City
George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Folder
Alexander, Raymond Pace--News/Group
Format
Image/jp2
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Identifier
B007042B
Item URL
http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/ajaxhelper/?CISOROOT=/p15037coll3&CISOPTR=5790&action=2&DMSCALE=25.00000&DMWIDTH=1400&DMHEIGHT=1400
Personal Names
Nimely, Esther
Aina, Ola
Ballmoos, Rudolf
Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974
Photographer
Pasquarella, Dominic
Repository
Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives
Rights
This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or permission to publish, please contact the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).
Subject
Rites and ceremonies
Flags
Type
Photographs