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Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club "The 1981 Celebration of the Birthday and Life of Harvey Milk."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09871.14 Author/Creator: Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Newspaper Date: May 1981 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 44.3 cm, Width: 28.9 cm Order a Copy

One newspaper entitled, "The 1981 Celebration of the Birthday and Life of Harvey Milk," dated May 1981. Item commemorates what would have been Harvey Milk's 51st birthday. Contains paid advertisements by ACLU, California politicians, restaurants and other political organizations paying their respects; programming for his birthday celebration; and a photo essay which would be part of a slide exhibit at City Hall.

Milk, Harvey, 1930-1978
Craig, Gwenn, 1951-
Nicoletta, Daniel, 1954-

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