Details
Booker T. Washington Monument on the Tuskegee University campus in Tuskegee, Alabama depicts Book T. Washington, wearing a suit, lifting a veil off of the head of an shirtless African American man seated on an anvil and holding a book in his lap. The bottom of the monument states, "Booker T. Washington 1856-1915. He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people and pointed the way to progress through education an industry." Benches are attached to either side of the base of the sculpture.
Date Published
1941-02-02
Publisher
Quarles Studio
Time Periods
Subjects, Geographic
Notes
February 2, 1941 (air date)
Stamped on the back, "From Quarles Studio, Tuskegee, Ala."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-254.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.
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