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Description

A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune speaking emphatically to a sorority at Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan. She is featured center, and is wearing a suit jacket and skirt and is holding her arms out to her sides. A chair sits in front of her. Around her are seated African American male and female students who are watching her intently. Windows are covered by curtains. On the back of the image are written the date and place of the event, as well as, "Soror Mary McLeod Bethune addressing the spellbound students at tea in her honor." The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

1 May 1950

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Photographs; Bethune, Mary McLeod -- Public appearances -- Speaking -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Photographs; Suits (Clothing) -- Photographs; Chairs -- Photographs; Men -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Photographs; Women -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Photographs; African Americans; Spectators -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Photographs; Draperies -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Michigan -- Detroit -- 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

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Education

Identifier

DP0001815

Size of Original Image

9 cm. x 9 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

Image Location

 
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