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Photograph of Althea Gibson, afforded a ticker tape parade in New York City after she won the 1957 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship

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    N.Y. HAILS 'QUEEN'—A radiant Althea Gibson, who became tennis queen of the world by winning the Wimbledon matches in England, waves from an open car as she receives the traditional New York ticker tape welcome two days after her return to this country. Miss Gibson, who played paddle tennis on the city streets, is the first member of her race to win the title. In the car with her (lower left) is Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack.
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Source The Detroit Tribune, July 27, 1957
Author Newspress Photo
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of "publication" for public art.

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19:31, 6 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 19:31, 6 August 2018940 × 1,410 (855 KB)WFinch{{Information |description=Photograph of Althea Gibson, afforded a ticker tape parade in New York City after she won the 1957 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship |date=1957-07-11 ([https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/07/12/90824397.pdf more information]) |source=''[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92063852/1957-07-27/ed-1/seq-5/ The Detroit Tribune]'', July 27, 1957 |author=[https://www.gettyimages.com/license/135932632 PhotoQuest] |permission={{PD-US-no notice}} |o...

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