Images of Central Florida
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Description
A black and white image taken of Mary McLeod Bethune and her foster son, Edward Rodriguez, taken at his commencement at Bethune-Cookman College in 1930. They are standing on a sidewalk next to an unidentified campus building. Bushes and trees can be seen behind them. Mary McLeod Bethune is standing at the left, and she is wearing a white dress covered by a graduation gown, and is also wearing a cap and tassle. To her right is Edward Rodriguez, who is wearing a white suit, a graduation gown, a cap, and tassle. Edward Rodriguez, upon his graduation, later became the director of the Bethune Foundation. The photographer of the image is unknown.
Date
1930
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Graduation ceremonies -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Trees -- Florida -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955); Rodriguez, Edward
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
DP0001015
Size of Original Image
8 cm. x 12 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
Recommended Citation
"Mary McLeod Bethune and Edward Rodriguez" (1930). Images of Central Florida. 810.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/810
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