Images of Central Florida
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Photographer
Harris, Fred
Studio
Fred Harris Photographs, 1435 Montello Ave NE, Atlantic 5019, Wash. 2. D.C.
Description
A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune, left, and Mary Church Terrell, right. Mary Church Terrell was a writer and an internationally known civil and women's rights activist. She was the first black woman to serve on the Washington, D.C. Board of Education and was the first president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. She was also a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In this image, Mary McLeod Bethune can be seen shaking Mrs. Terrell's hand. Mrs. Bethune is wearing a dark colored dress and is holding a piece of paper in her left hand. Mrs. Terrell is on the right, and is wearing a dress and a corsage. In front of them is a microphone, and in the background can be seen an unidentified woman and a chair. On the back of the photograph is the stamp of the photographer's studio, as well as a note reading, "Mary Church Terrell, 1940's."
Date
ca. 1940
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Dresses -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Microphones -- Photographs; Civil rights leaders -- United States of America -- Photographs; Chairs -- Photographs; Corsages -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955); Terrell, Mary Church (1863-1954)
Number of Images
2 images
Side of Image
Back of Postcard
Repository
Bethune-Cookman University
Repository Collection
Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection
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Education
Identifier
DP0001122
Size of Original Image
21 cm. x 26 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 with Mary Church Terrell" (1940). Images of Central Florida. 1020.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1020