Images of Central Florida
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Description
A black and white photograph of Mary McLeod Bethune and James A. Colston, who served briefly as the second president of Bethune-Cookman University behind Mary McLeod Bethune. Mary McLeod Bethune is sitting at her desk signing a document. James A. Colston is standing to the right of her, looking down at the paper she is signing. Behind them can be seen a large bookshelf wall unit. In the background of the image behind Dr. Colston is a door with a sign above it which reads, "Think." Dr. Colston is wearing a three-piece suit, while Mrs. Bethune wears a dress. On the back of the photograph is a note that reads, "Presidents of BCC, Dr. Bethune and Dr. Colston, 1940's; Page 2 collage." The photographer of the image is unknown. The image is printed on Koidak Royal paper.
Date
ca. 1940s
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Desks -- Photographs; Bookcases -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Vases -- Photographs; Books -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955)
Number of Images
2 images
Side of Image
Front of Postcard
Repository
Bethune-Cookman University
Repository Collection
Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection
CFM Storyline
Education
Identifier
DP0000937
Size of Original Image
12 cm. x 10 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 and James A. Colston" (1940). Images of Central Florida. 1025.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1025
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