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Studio
Rivers Studio, Daytona Beach, Florida
Description
A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune, center, awarding a plaque to a student during a commencement. She is standing in the center of the image, wearing a cap, academic gown, and tassel. She is reading from a folder in her left hand and handing the diploma to the student with her right. The student is standing to her right, and he is wearing a light-colored suit and tie. At the left of the image is Richard Vernon Moore, Sr., president of Bethune-Cookman University at the time. He is standing behind a podium. Seated behind them are additional faculty and staff, wearing caps, gowns, and tassels. On the back of the photograph is the stamp of the photographer's studio, as well as the following note, "Pres. Moore looks on as Mrs. Bethune presents award to student 1950."
Date
1950
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Graduation ceremonies -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Podiums -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Teachers -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Diplomas -- Photographs; College buildings -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Thomas White Hall (Daytona Beach, Fla.) -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955); Moore, Richard Vernon, Sr. (1906-1994)
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
DP0001132
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
"Mary McLeod Bethune awards diploma" (1950). Images of Central Florida. 1490.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1490