Images of Central Florida
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Studio
Rivers Studio, Daytona Beach, Florida
Description
A black and white image of Mary McLeod Bethune presenting an honorary doctorate to school board member, Dr. Burgenstaler, while President Richard Moore and Charlotte Ford Clark look on. Standing at the left is Richard Vernon Moore, wearing an academic cap, gown, and tassel. To the right of him is Mary McLeod Bethune, wearing a cap, gown, and tassel, and handing an award to Dr. Burgenstaler. He is wearing a suit and an academic gown. To his right is academic dean Charlotte Ford Clark, who is wearing an academic cap, gown, and tassel, and holding a diploma case in her hands. On the back of the photograph is the stamp of the photographer's studio, as well as the note, "Mrs. Bethune presents honorary doctorate to Board Member Burgenstaler while Pres. Moore and Charlotte Ford Clark look during convocational graduation 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; 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
Front of Postcard
Repository
Bethune-Cookman University
Repository Collection
Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection
CFM Storyline
Education
Identifier
DP0001099
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 presents honorary doctorate" (1950). Images of Central Florida. 1493.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1493