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Description

A black and white image of African American men learning radio repair during the vocational program offered by Bethune-Cookman University. In addition to teaching the students academics, students were also able to partake in vocational training that would assist them in securing a job after graduation. In this image, the men are working at work stations, and are performing various types of repair on radios. The men are dressed nicely in suit coats and trousers. A sign handing above the work area reads, "Mechanical Drawing and Communication." The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

ca. 1950s

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Vocational education -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Radios -- Photographs; Maintenance and repair -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Tables -- Photographs

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

DP0000948

Size of Original Image

12 cm. x 17 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

Image Location

 
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