ContentsOverview of Collection Arrangement and Content Portraits, statues, and memorials of Booker T. Washington and his family ca. 1890-1935 Washington at public speaking engagements ca. 1900-1914 Portraits of Washington's associates ca. 1889-1914 Unidentified portraits ca. 1890-ca. 1915 Colleges and schools (excluding Tuskegee) ca. 1900-1916 Canning & Poultry Club Conference, Caroline Co. Aug. 8, 1913 Unidentified buildings ca. 1900-ca. 1915 Agricultural workers ca. 1905-ca. 1915 |
Visual materials from the Booker T. Washington papersPrepared by Prints & Photographs Division staff2002
Biographical NoteBooker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856 and after Emancipation grew up in the Kanawha Valley of West Va. At the age of 16 he enrolled in the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Va. In 1881, on the recommendation of staff of the Hampton Institute, he was hired to found a school for African Americans in Tuskegee, Ala. Booker T. Washington became a prominent leader as the result of his fund-raising efforts for Tuskegee. By 1895, Washington had a reputation as a public speaker which is reflected in this collection. He gained the respect of Theodore Roosevelt, who became a trustee of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1910. Washington died at Tuskegee on November 14, 1915 shortly after a speaking engagement in the Northeast. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NotePhotographs 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. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Organization of the PapersArranged by subject and size into twelve sub-groups as follows: Booker T. Washington portraits and memorials (LOT 13164-A); Washington at public speaking engagements (LOT 13164-B); Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (LOT 13164-C); Portraits (LOT 13164-D and LOT 13164-E); Colleges & Universities (LOT 13164-F); Canning & Poultry Club Conference, Caroline Co., Va., Aug. 8, 1913 (LOT 13164-G); YMCA buildings and facilities (LOT 13164-H); Identified and unidentified buildings (LOT 13164-I and LOT 13164-J); Agricultural workers (LOT 13164-K); Miscellaneous (LOT 13164-L). Return to the Table of Contents Overview of Collection Arrangement and ContentLOT 13164-APortraits, statues, and memorials of Booker T. Washington and his family ca. 1890-1935Also includes group portraits of Washington family members; a reproduction of a landscape painting by Mrs. Frank R. Hill entitled "Mt. Booker Washington," (1904); a design for a memorial portrait group designed and copyrighted by photographer C.M. Battey (c1911); one portrait of Margaret Murray Washington. LOT 13164-BWashington at public speaking engagements ca. 1900-1914Includes Washington addressing large crowds at locations in Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia as well as other unidentified locations. Also views of crowds gathered at the various venues; Washington traveling by coach, automobile, and train to locations; some group portraits, including one of Washington posing with Mary McCloud Bethune. Arranged alphabetically by city. LOT 13164-CTuskegee Institute 1890-1910Includes campus views of buildings and monuments, student portraits, campus events, including a celebration and parade for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 and a 25th anniversary ceremony. Also includes portraits of faculty and alumni; students attending classes. LOT 13164-DPortraits of Washington's associates ca. 1889-1914Arranged alphabetically by sitter's surname. Altiers, Genoiro Puerto Rico 1906Amos, Moses, Dr. Gate City, Georgia 1904Arkansas Business Mens LeagueBaldwin, William (H size)Borchers, [Edw.?] 1903Bromet, M.S. Paris 1904Brooks, A. L., MajorBrown, E. S. Cambridge, MassachusettsBruce, Blanche K. (H Size)Campbell, C. DurhamChase, Henry W. Washington, D.C.Coleman, Henry F. Mt. Vernon, IowaCooley, Elizabeth Cooley, ElizabethCooley, Elizabeth San Antonio, TexasDowling, Oscar, Dr.Drouillard, Geo. Cliff. Georges CreekDouglass, FrederickEllison, Geo. S.Evans, [Z?] T. The Corning Mattress WorksFisher, Isaac Branch Normal CollegeFloyd, W. D. Hawkinsville, AlabamaForrester, StephenieFreeman, Julius Wilson, North CarolinaGibbs, M. W. [Washington, D.C.]Greener, Richard T. (H size)Griggs, E. M. [Texas]Guy, Ira O. [Kansas]Haas, Henry Hubert, L.L.D. Roanoke, Virginia 1906Hardin, Mrs. G. C., and little MargaretteHarford, Mark A.Herren, John W. Atlanta, GeorgiaJackson, and Emmett J. ScottJames, Jim West Point City 1911Johnson, James W.Jones, Acie Thomasville, Georgia 1911Jones, Lula H. 1914Langston, John Mercer (H size)LeBeouf, MissLucas, Dora [Ohio]Lynch, John R. (H size)Lyon, Ernest (Consul-General to the Republic of Liberia), and Emmett J. Scott 1909Marr, J. M. Moundbayou, MississippiMartin, Isaac D. [Alabama]Mason, [W. G.]Maxwell, Minnie P. Zenia, OhioMaytes, A. L. Chicago, IllinoisMillers Wonderful Musical Family of Washington, D.C.Millie & Christine (Siamese twins)Mitchell [Illinois] 1906Monteria Silva, F. R. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1907Morris, S. L.Moton, Robert R. and James W. Johnson [after 1915]Payton, J. W. [South Carolina]Plummer, D. J. Bournemouth, EnglandPowell, Annie M. Washington, D.C.Pratt, Lawton L. [1913]Reid, William Cooper Fulton, Mississippi 1903Roosevelt familyRoosevelt, Theodore 1908Sanghorne, Edw. T. [1910]Scott, Emmett J.Sheridan, James Jay Chicago 1903Simons, H. L Columbia, South CarolinaSoga, A. Kirkland East London, South AfricaSwann, J. RichardTanner, Henry O. (H size)Terborg, William SurinamTerry, Matt[Toicard, C.?] Haiti 1905Walker, S. C. [California]Watkins, son of Lee W.LOT 13164-EUnidentified portraits ca. 1890-ca. 1915Includes men, women, and children. Also group portraits. LOT 13164-FColleges and schools (excluding Tuskegee) ca. 1900-1916Includes public schools and colleges primarily in the South; school buildings and group portraits of students standing in front of school buildings; campus views; students attending classes. Also two portraits of Hawaiian school children; one portrait of Japanese school children. Arranged alphabetically by school name. LOT 13164-GCanning & Poultry Club Conference, Caroline Co. Aug. 8, 1913LOT 13164-HYMCA 1912-ca. 1915Includes buildings and activities at YMCA facilities in Arundel-on-the-Bay, Md., Bexton, Iowa, Chicago, Ill., Columbus, Ga., Indianapolis, Ind., Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. Arranged alphabetically by city. LOT 13164-IBuildings ca. 1900-ca. 1915Residences, commercial buildings, and churches. Includes the Frederick Douglass home in Anacostia, Washington, D.C. Includes views in Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. Arranged alphabetically by city. LOT 13164-JUnidentified buildings ca. 1900-ca. 1915Exterior views of dwellings and commercial buildings. LOT 13164-KAgricultural workers ca. 1905-ca. 1915Children and adults working or posing in gardens. One group portrait of two aged women posing in front of a tent. LOT 13164-LMiscellaneous subjects ca. 1900-ca. 1910Includes city views, some buildings, people at unidentified events, other unidentified subjects. One unidentified color waterfront view; one praline candy box with a portrait of two women. Return to the Table of Contents |
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