Visual materials from the Booker T. Washington papers 1889-1935 bulk 1897-1915

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Visual materials from the Booker T. Washington papers 1889-1935 bulk 1897-1915

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Photographs document the activities of Booker T. Washington as a leader and agrarian organizer in the South at the turn of the century. Many depict Booker T. Washington’s speaking engagements at such places as Ocala, Tallahasee, and Daytona, Fla.; Mound Bayou, Miss.; and Baton Rouge, La. The collection also includes photographs that document classes and activities at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., including a parade for the celebration of the visit of President Theodore Roosevelt on October 24, 1905; celebrations for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Institute in 1906; and students building dormitories and other facilities. Also includes a group portrait of the faculty of the Institute in 1897, as well as a few images of such faculty members as Frederick Douglass, Emmett Scott, and George Washington Carver. In addition, the collection contains portraits of other African Americans, including Blanche K. Bruce, Henry O. Tanner, John R. Lynch, Richard T. Greener, and John M. Langston, as well as alumni of Tuskegee Institute. Also includes portraits of African American students at other schools in the South. Many images are unique because of personal inscriptions to Booker T. Washington.

701 items (chiefly photographic prints); 57 x 41 cm. or smaller.

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Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357946

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division

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Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

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Washington was an African-American educator and founder of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, later the Tuskegee Institute. From the description of Letter : Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Ala., to George W. Benson, 1898 May 10. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34657012 ...

Bedou, A. P. (Arthur P.), 1882-1966

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Black New Orleanian, professional photographer of local events, celebrations, individuals, school groups, Xavier University, countrysides of Mississippi and Louisiana. Travelling photographer for Booker T. Washington. Co-founder of People's Life Insurance Company of Louisiana. From the description of Photographs, 1900-1988. (Xavier University of Louisiana). WorldCat record id: 34916139 ...

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

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Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national...

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...