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Description
A black and white image of the pallbearers carrying Mary McLeod Bethune's casket from the Bethune Foundation to the auditorium in White Hall. In the center of the image are the eight pallbearers wearing dark-colored suits and carrying the casket. They are walking toward the columned entrance of White Hall, which is visible at the left of the image. Walking behind the pallbearers are two men who are not carrying the casket. The man on the left, who is wearing a suit and bowtie, is President Richard V. Moore. Walking behind the pallbearers are women in white dresses, at the right of the image. The woman in the white dress farthest to the left is Florence Roane. On the front of the image was written, "Body carried from Foundation to Auditorium, May 23 1955, 11:30 A.M." The photographer of the image is unknown.
Date
23 May 1955
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Bethune, Mary McLeod -- Death and burial -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Funeral processions -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College buildings -- Florida -- Photographs; Thomas White Hall (Daytona Beach, Fla.) -- Photographs; Mourning clothing and dress -- Photographs; Coffins -- Photographs; Dresses -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955); Moore, Richard Vernon, Sr. (1906-1994)
Number of Images
1
Side of Image
Front of Postcard
Repository
Bethune-Cookman University
Repository Collection
Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection
CFM Storyline
Education
Identifier
DP0001216
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
2009-07-27
Recommended Citation
"Mary McLeod Bethune Funeral Procession" (1955). Images of Central Florida. 42.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/42