| Creator |
Vaux family, photographer. |
| Title |
Views of Tuskegee Institute [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1901 |
| Date |
December 1901 |
| Physical Description |
33 slides : lantern ; 9 x 11 cm (3.5 x 4 in.) (lantern slide format) |
| Description |
Collection of views of the campus and the outlying areas of the African American vocational school organized by Booker T.
Washington in Tuskegee, Alabama. Established in 1881 as a normal school for Black teachers, the school relocated in 1882 to
an abandoned plantation and evolved into a co-educational vocational school active within the local community. The institute
trained students in academic and industrial subjects including farming, dairy work, masonry, sewing, nursing, bible studies,
and agricultural science. The majority of the campus was constructed by the students.
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Contains exterior views of several campus buildings including the Men's Industrial Building; the women's or Alabama Hall,
and Phelps Hall containing the bible training school, as well as workshops, the brick kiln, the chapel, and Booker T. Washington's
house. Also depicts scenes and portraits of daily life at and near the school including W.V. Chambliss, faculty member in
charge of the dairy herd; a group portrait outside a nearby "Negro school house"; use of "the well" by whites and Blacks;
teams of horses and oxen steered by students; and a "dress parade" and "inspection" of uniformed male students. Also includes
exterior views of unidentified buildings; views of the main street of campus; street views of Dixville, Virginia; and a series
of scenes depicting African American boys "scrabbing for a dime" on railroad tracks in North Carolina.
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| Notes |
Gift of Katherine Vaux McCauley and Mary James Vaux, 1999. |
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Description revised 2022. |
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Access points revised 2022. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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| Biographical / historical note |
The Vaux family, a trio of siblings and Philadelphia photographers, included Mary M. Vaux (1860-1940), George Vaux, Jr. (1863-1927),
and William S. Vaux, Jr.(1872-1908). The Quaker siblings, members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, worked collaboratively
in photography, traveled extensively, and supported many philanthropic and educational organizations. Two of the siblings,
Mary and George, joined the Photo-Secession movement at its founding in 1902.
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| Subject |
Chambliss, William V. |
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Tuskegee Institute -- Buildings -- 1900-1910. |
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Tuskegee Institute -- People -- 1900-1910. |
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African American boys -- North Carolina. |
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African American men -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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African American students -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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African American universities and colleges -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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African Americans -- Education -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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Carriages & coaches -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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Horses -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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Oxen -- Alabama -- Tuskegee. |
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Streets -- Virginia -- Dixville. |
| Genre |
Lantern slides -- 1900-1910. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Vaux Collection - lantern slides - Tuskegee [P.9960] |
| Accession number |
P.9960 |
