Images of Central Florida
Title
Preview
Description
A black and white photograph of a large group of male and female African American graduates, dressed in caps and gowns, gathered in a circle outside with their family members. The families and graduates are standing, watching some of the graduates plant a tree in the ground in front of an unidentified Bethune-Cookman campus building. Many of the people are holding white papers in their hands, possibly commencement programs. The tree planting ceremony, as it was called, was a yearly tradition for the graduates, and always took place on the day of commencement. The female family members are dressed in long skirts and dresses, while the men are wearing dress suits. On the back of the photograph is written in pink ink, "196?". Also written on the back is "graduation ceremony, late 1950s." The photographer of the image is unknown.
Date
ca. 1950s
Subjects
Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Outdoor photography -- Photographs; Trees -- Florida -- Photographs; College buildings -- Florida -- Photographs; Graduation ceremonies -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Tree planting ceremonies -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Students -- African Americans -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Women -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Men -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs
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
DP0001243
Size of Original Image
16 cm. x 26 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
"Tree planting ceremony" (1950). Images of Central Florida. 909.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/909