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Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama
| Date | ca. 1899 |
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| Location | Tuskegee Alabama United States |
| Dimensions | Image (size of each image): 3 3/16 x 3 1/16in. (8.1 x 7.7cm) Paper: 3 3/16 x 6 1/8in. (8.1 x 15.5cm) Mount: 3 9/16 x 7 1/16in. (9 x 17.9cm) |
| Print medium | Photo-Albumen silver-Stereograph |
In 1881, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) founded Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. The school's curriculum embodied Washington's belief that practically oriented vocational training was the best way to improve the economic future of African Americans. This portrait of Washington was published by Strohmeyer & Wyman and sold by Underwood & Underwood, a distributing company that dominated the American market. Numerous stereographs by Strohmeyer & Wyman depicted distinguished citizens as well as celebrities. Here, Washington wears a suit and stands in a dignified pose, in marked contrast to other stereographs by Strohmeyer & Wyman that depicted African Americans in a racist manner.
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Gift of Daniel Cowin, 1990
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Accession No. 517.1990