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Description
A black and white image of the Bethune-Cookman University choir preparing to board a Pan American chartered plane for a trip to Mackinac Island. The choir consists of African American men and women are are lined up outside of the gangway and on the tarmac, preparing to board the plane. The men are dressed formally in suits, and the women are wearing skirts, blouses, jackets, and high-heeled shoes. Some of the women are carrying handbags and are wearing gloves. Some of the students are wearing Bethune-Cookman clothing with the Wildcats logo on the front. The students standing on the stairway to the plane are waving at the camera. The choir director Thomas Demps is standing just to the right of the stairs on the tarmac and is waving to the camera. He is wearing a lightly-colored suit jacket iand is carrying a luggage bag in his left hand. At the left of the image, a member of the flight crew is standing under the wing of the place in uniform. The photographer of the image is unknown. A note included with the photograph reads, "Bethune-Cookman College choir off to Mackinac Island by chartered plane."
Date
ca. 1960s
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Air travel -- Photographs; Aircraft -- American -- Florida -- Daytona beach -- Photographs; Luggage -- Photographs; Flight crews -- American -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Suits (Clothing) -- 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
DP0002057
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
"Bethune-Cookman choir travels to Mackinac Island" (1960). Images of Central Florida. 1829.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1829