Title

Mary McLeod Bethune with her great-grandchildren

Preview

Description

A black and white photograph of Mary McLeod Bethune with her arm around her great-grandchildren, Donald and Patricia Bethune. Mary McLeod is seated at a table and appears to be reading from a document laid out on a table. The document reads "Republic of Liberia," and has a pencil, a coaster, and a paper weight laying on top. The table has a chair underneath it. Patricia Bethune is standing next to Mary McLeod Bethune and is looking at her. She is wearing a dress and white shoes. To her left is her brother Donald Bethune, who is wearing overalls. Mary McLeod Bethune's hand can be seen wrapped around his arm. In the background can be seen a couch and table with books on it. On the back of the photograph is written, "Dr. Bethune and g. grands - Donald Bethune, Patricia Bethune, 1953-1954." The photographer of the image is unknown.

Date

ca. 1953-1954

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; African Americans; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Boys -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Girls -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Tables -- Photographs; Dresses -- Photographs; Chairs -- Photographs; Books -- 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

DP0001150

Size of Original Image

21 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

2009-07

Recommended Citation

"Mary McLeod Bethune with her great-grandchildren" (1953). Images of Central Florida. 862.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/862