Call NumberWH1128-2021-844CreatorMcCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990Datecirca 1950SummaryInterior portrait photograph of Louise Liggins (Hill) and Coretta Scott King wearing party attire and boutonnières. A floral backdrop is behind them. Liggins was married to Reverend Wendell T. Liggins who was the Pastor at the Zion Baptist Church in Five Points. King was an activist, civil rights leader, and wife of Martin Luther King Jr.Physical Description1 photograph : black and white ; 25 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAfrican Americans--Colorado--DenverKing, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006Liggins, LouiseGeographic AreaColoradoCollectionBurnis McCloudFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8588Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsPhotographic printsPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromWH1128, Photobox 10Original Material Found in CollectionWH1128. Burnis McCloud photographs and papersNotesCondition: Bottom left corner is missing; small holes in top corners; significant creases on each corner. Handwritten text on verso reads: "Biography-groups; event unidentified; L-R 1. Liggins, Louise (wife of Rev. W.T. Liggins/Zion Bapt. Church) 2. King, Coretta (Scott) (Wife of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)."DonorPurchase; Marsaline McCloud; 1991
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McCloud, Burnis, 1908-1990, Louise Liggins and Coretta Scott King (circa 1950). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1134830
