Booker T. Washington walking in the academic procession at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Title
Booker T. Washington walking in the academic procession at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Subject
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915; Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Commencement ceremonies; Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Parades & processions; Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Anniversaries--50th; Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History; Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
Description
A postcard showing Booker T. Washington walking with faculty during the academic procession to the ceremonies to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts on June 9, 1915. Booker T. Washington was a surprise speaker at the proceedings, delivering an eloquent address that spoke to the theme of the transformation of the freedman which had occurred in the fifty years since the schools founding in 1865.
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1915-06-09
Relation
Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
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Citation
“Booker T. Washington walking in the academic procession at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration at Worcester Polytechnic Institute,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 24, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1605.
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