Title

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority

Preview

Description

A black and white image of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters cleaning and weeding around the large school fountain. They are wearing comfortable working clothes; some are wearing hats. The women can be seen pulling weeds from the around the fountain's circular base, washing its walls, and scrubbing the inside. In the background can be seen the brick pillars which lead onto campus, as well as tall trees, including palm and oak trees. The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

ca. 1940s

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Trees -- Florida -- Photographs; Fraternities and sororities -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Fountains -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Community service -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs

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

DP0001121

Size of Original Image

21 cm. x 25 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

2009-08

Recommended Citation

"Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority" (1940). Images of Central Florida. 1428.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1428