Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title Girls passing Mansion House, [Hampton Institute, Va.] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1912
Date April 24, 1912
Physical Description 1 photograph : film negative ; negative 5.75 x 3.5 in.
Description Shows a group of women students, attired in white dresses, marching in lines across a lawn at the Hampton Institute. Walking in front of the women are four African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, two of which carry an American and a "H.I." flag. They march past the Mansion House with its columned portico. In the left background, several women walk on the grass. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington. The Mansion House was the original residence of the plantation built in 1828.
Notes Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]
Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Hampton Institute.
African American men -- Virginia -- Hampton.
African American students -- Virginia -- Hampton.
African American women -- Virginia -- Hampton.
Flags -- American.
Mansions -- Virginia -- Hampton.
Marching -- Virginia -- Hampton.
Students -- Virginia -- Hampton.
Women.
African American History
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Hampton (Va.)
Genre Film negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.465]
Accession number P.2013.13.465