Title

Bethune-Cookman orchestra

Preview

Description

A black and white image of a small group of men, identified as the orchestra, standing on the steps of White Hall. The columned entrance and brick exterior can be seen in the image. The orchestra is made up of nine men. One man is standing in the center smiling widely, and four men on each side are pointing at him. They are all wearing dark-colored suits. The instruments of the members are gathered in front of the men. The instruments consist of trombones, trumpets, saxophones, and a drum. Printed on the front of the drum is "Bethune-Cookman [illegible] Serenaders." Written on the back of the photograph is the note, "The first orchestral group in B-CC to commercialize on entertainments for social occasions. 1928." The image is printed on Velox paper. The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

1928

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College buildings -- Florida -- Photographs; Thomas White Hall (Daytona Beach, Fla.) -- Photographs; Suits (Clothing) -- Photographs; Drums -- American -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Tubas -- Photographs; Saxophones -- Photographs; Clarinets -- Photographs; Orchestras -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- 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

DP0000343

Size of Original Image

10 cm. x 15 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

"Bethune-Cookman orchestra" (1928). Images of Central Florida. 1600.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1600