Title

Richard Vernon Moore awards a diploma

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Studio

Rivers Studio, Daytona Beach, Florida

Description

A black and white image of President Richard Vernon Moore awarding a diploma to a female student. Dr. Moore is standing at the left, wearing an academic cap and gown. He is shaking hands with the female student, who is holding her diploma in her hand. She is also wearing a cap, gown, and tassel. Standing behind them are three school officials. The first two on the left are unidentified, but the woman standing all the way at the right is Mary McLeod Bethune, also wearing academic attire. On the wall behind her is a portrait of herself. On the back of the photograph is the stamp of the photographer's studio.

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; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; 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. (1904-1996)

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

DP0001125

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

"Richard Vernon Moore awards a diploma" (1950). Images of Central Florida. 1496.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1496