Images of Central Florida
Title
Preview
Description
A black and white portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune, president-emeritus of Bethune-Cookman University. This photo was taken when Bethune was very young, most likely in the early 1900s. She is wearing a dress which is made of both cloth and lace, with a button-up skirt. Her left hand is placed in her lap, and a ring can be seen on her left ring finger. Her right hand is resting on a book, which is sitting on a table. She is sitting on an ornately carved chair. She is wearing a pin on her shirt. On the back of the image is written, "1895-1910; Dr. Bethune as a young woman abt 30-35 years old." The photographer of the image is unknown.
Date
ca. 1895-1910
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Bethune, Mary McLeod -- Portraits -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Books -- Photographs; Tables -- Photographs; Rings -- Photographs; Suits (Clothing) -- Photographs; Lace -- Photographs; African Americans; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; College presidents -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs
Subject-Personal Names
Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955)
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
DP0001695
Size of Original Image
15 cm. x 10 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" (1895). Images of Central Florida. 815.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/815