Title

Mary McLeod Bethune at Toussiant L'Ouverture monument

Preview

Description

A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune and a unknown caucasian female standing with their arms wrapped around each other in front of the Toussiant L'Ouverture monument. Mary McLeod Bethune is standing to the right of the unknown female. They are both wearing dresses, and are admiring the statue. The statue itself depicts a man reaching a branch out to a bust atop a the pole with the inscription on it. On the back of the photograph, someone has incorrectly identified the statue as the Jose Martin statue, but the pole has the inscription with Toussiant L'Ouverture's name on it. In the background can be seen trees and houses. The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

1947

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Dresses -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Trees -- Florida -- Photographs; Toussaint L'Ouverture -- Statues -- Photographs; Wreaths -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- 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

DP0001079

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 at Toussiant L'Ouverture monument" (1947). Images of Central Florida. 1182.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1182