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., Photograph from negative number 2013.13.465., Purchase 2001., 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.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
April 24, 1912
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2121]
