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Description
A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune standing at the front door of the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, which was also her home. Dr. Bethune can be seen at the right of the image, wearing a white dress and white shoes. Her hand is resting on the doorknob of the storm door on the outside of the building. She is standing on the front porch. The storm door is open, and inside can be seen the main door, which is also open. On the wall to the left of the door is a plaque that reads "Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, 1953, 'Not for myself but for others'." The Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation has been recognized as a National Historic Site. On the front of the image is written in pink ink, "Door of foundation." On the back of the photograph is written in pink ink, "Careful; Precious." The photographer of the image is unknown.
Date
1953
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College buildings -- Florida -- Photographs; African Americans; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Dresses -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Doors and doorways -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Plaques -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; The Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation (Daytona Beach, Fla.) -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Mailboxes -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955)
Number of Images
2 images
Side of Image
Back of Postcard
Repository
Bethune-Cookman University
Repository Collection
Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection
CFM Storyline
Education
Identifier
DP0001143
Size of Original Image
18 cm. x 13 cm.
Rights Statement
All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact University Archives, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 481-2186. http://www.cookman.edu/academics/library/index.html
Digital Publisher
Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2009.
Funding source
LSTA Grant 2008-2009
Digital Reproduction Specifications
Jpeg2000 images were derived from 400 dpi tiffs scanned on a Kodak i200 series flatbed scanner.
Date Digitized
2009-07
Recommended Citation
"Mary McLeod Bethune at Foundation site" (1953). Images of Central Florida. 1016.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1016