Two teachers having a conversation, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
This preserved scene shows Two African American women wearing coats stand talking to each other. A college building is behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Two teachers having a conversation, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Gordon Parks, 1943.
This preserved scene shows Two African American women wearing coats stand talking to each other. A college building is behind them. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Two teachers having a conversation, Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. 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
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