Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman College. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
This preserved scene shows An African American woman sits in a leather chair at a large wooden desk. Portraits hang on the walls and shelves and file boxes are visible behind her. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman College. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
This preserved scene shows An African American woman sits in a leather chair at a large wooden desk. Portraits hang on the walls and shelves and file boxes are visible behind her. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman College. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
Andy Warhol, artist, with a Polavision movie camera. Photo by Bernard Gotfryd, around 1977.
Georgia O’Keeffe, artist, sitting in her home studio. Photo by Balthazar Korab Studios, 1965.
Hodge Open Air School, Cleveland, Ohio. Unattributed photo, 1900-1920