Title

Fultz Quadruplets

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Photographer

Johnson, Theodore

Contributors

Bethune-Cookman University

Description

A black and white image taken of the Fultz Quadruplets in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Fultz Quadruplets were the first identical African American quadruplets on record. The quadruplets are pictured in the photograph, left to right: Mary Louise, Mary Alice, Mary Catherine, and Mary Ann. They are wearing identical tweed coats, black gloves, and black bowler hats. They are standing on the right side of a racing car, which has the numer "16" inside a white circle on the side doors and also on the hood. A white piece of paper is stuck under the windshield wiper on the car. On the roof of the car sits the girls' black handbags, lined up in a row. Behind the girls is a white garage, where the windows and the garage door handle can be seen. To the back left of the girls can be seen a car, and just beyond that a van. A large circular sign, possibly a neon sign, with the word "Pure," on it, towers above the cars. A covered garage can also be seen in the image. The photograph was taken by a Bethune-Cookman University photographer during the girls' visit to the campus. On the back of the image is written in pencil, "Fultz Quads, 1960's, Mary Louise, Mary Alice, Mary Catherine, Mary Anne." A black stamp is also on the back. It reads, "Photo by Theodore Johnson, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida."

Date

1960s

Subjects

Black and white photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Outdoor photography -- Photographs; Portrait photography -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Fultz, Mary Ann -- Portraits -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Fultz, Mary Alice -- Portraits -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Fultz, Mary Catherine -- Portraits -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Fultz, Mary Louise -- Portraits -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Quadruplets -- North Carolina -- Greensboro -- Photographs; African Americans; Handbags -- Photographs; Gloves -- Photographs; Bowler hats -- Photographs; Coats -- Photographs; Garages -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Racing automobiles -- United States -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs; Automobiles -- United States -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- Photographs

Subject-Personal Names

Fultz, Mary Alice (1946-2001); Fultz, Mary Ann (1946-1996); Fultz, Mary Catherine (1946-); Fultz, Mary Louise (1946-1991)

Number of Images

2 images

Side of Image

Front of Postcard

Repository

Bethune-Cookman University

Repository Collection

Bethune-Cookman University Photograph Collection

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Education

Identifier

DP0001557

Size of Original Image

26 cm. x 20 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

"Fultz Quadruplets" (1960). Images of Central Florida. 927.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/927