Tuskegee University

TU Photographs

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• Students Working at a Planer
  A black and white image of two male Tuskegee Institute students operating a planner machine in a printmaking class in the early twentith century.
• Students in Printing Shop
  A black and white image of students learning the industril skill of print making in the early twentieth century at Tuskegee Institute.
• Tuskegee Civic Association
  A black and white image of a crowd attending the Tuskegee Civic Association meeting.
• Charles G. Gomillion
  A image of Charles G. Gomillion President of the Tuskegee Civic Association and Tuskegee Institute faculty member.
• Lynching of Unknown Black Male
  A black and white image of a lynched black male and a crowd surounding the body.
• Benjamin F. Payton
  A head shot of Benjamin F. Payton Tuskegee Unversity's fifth president (1981-2010).During his tenure he was instrumental in the creation and development of General Daniel "Chappie" James Center for Aerospace Science Engineering and Health Education.
• Dr. Luther H. Foster
  A black and white image of Tuskegee University's fourth presidentof an older Dr. Luther H. Foster. Dr. Foster led the university through the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement.
• Dr. Robert Russa Moton
  A black and white image of Tuskegee University's second president Robert Russa Moton. Dr. Moton is instrumental in bringing the Veterans Administration Hospital to Tuskegee, AL. Under his adminstration the academic programs were expanded.
• Tuskegee Airmen 99th Squadron
  Black and white image of the nintey-ninth squadron Tuskegee Airmen posing in front of a airplane.
• Malcom X Speech
  A black and white image of Civil Rights activist Malcom X at a podium about to give a speech.
• Monroe Nathan Work
  Black and white image of a older Monroe N. Work. Mr. Work was an African American sociologist and founder of the Department of Records and Research at Tuskegee University then Tuskegee Institute.
• Robert R. Taylor
  Black and white image of Robert R Taylor, the first black graduate of MIT and influential member of the Tuskegee Institue faculty.
• Staff Member, Norma Gaillard
  Black and white image of Carver Research Foundation staff member, Norma Gaillard.
• Dr. Russell W. Brown
  A black and white photo Dr. Russell W. Brown working in a lab. Dr. Brown worked in a variety of roles in Tuskegee's administration, serving twice as Director of the Carver Research Foundation. During his career, Brown worked extensively in research on bacteriology, immunology, and HeLa cells.
• Student Unrest, 1968
  Black and white image of several Tuskegee students protesting in Dorothy Hall and locking themselves in the Board of Trustees in a room. The students demands included financial aid packages for athletes, the end to compulsory participation in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps ROTC program while the war in Vietnam was raging, the formation of a Black studies program, and even changes to the structure of college classes, such as the right to see a syllabi for classes at the beginning of the school year.
• Booker T. Washington at 1st meeting for John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital
  Meeting of the first hospital in Macon County Alabama for negroes. Within this photo is the first principle of Tuskegee institute Booker T. Washington and Dr. John A. Kenney.
• Students Producing Canned Goods
  A photo tacken by C.M. Battey showng the early years of Tuskegee University. This is an image of black female students learning the skill to preserve products in a can.
• Booker T. Washington Speaking
  A black and white image of Booker T. Washington speaking at a rally in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Veterinary Students
  This image shows three graduate students within the College of Veterinary Medicine conducting an examination of a dog, under the supervision of their professor. An image tacken by university photographer Stephan Smith.
• Students in Lab
  An image of Black a male and female students in a science lab on campus. This image tacken by university photographer Stephan Smith.
• Frederick Douglass Patterson Photo
  Image of Frederick Douglass Patterson from the chest up, Patterson is wearing glasses, a three-piece suit, and black tie.
• George Washigton Carver in the Lab
  A black and white photo of an elderly George Washington Carver in his lab in the now George Washington Carver Museum. Dr. Carver has a bottle and a beaker in his hands. Carver's picture was tacken by the university's head of photography department and university photographer P.H. Polk.